United States Ninth Circuit

In a tort claim against the federal government arising out of an accident at sea, dismissal of plaintiff's claim is affirmed where the suit cannot be brought under the Suits in Admiralty Act, the Public Vessels Act, or the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/08/2004
• Decided 03/22/2005
• Published 03/22/2005

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge., Before O'SCANNLAIN, COWEN, and BEA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter A. Schey, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for the appellant;  Teresa Tico, Hanalei, HI, was on the briefs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Philip Berns, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, argued the cause for the appellee;  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Edward H. Kubo, and Michael Chun, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, were on the brief.