United Marine Mutual Indemnity Association v. Donovan

701 F.2d 791 UNITED MARINE MUTUAL INDEMNITY ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Raymond J. DONOVAN, Secretary of Labor; Ralph M. Hartman, Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor; Gerald T. Cullen, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Defendants-Appellees. No. 81-4033. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 12, 1982. Decided March 15, 1983. Lester Howard Clark, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Maria P. Rivera, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before MERRILL, KENNEDY, and CANBY, Circuit Judges. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge: 1 The marine protection and indemnity association, we are told, is a time honored, respected form in which marine employers insure each other against various liabilities. This case tests whether such associations may write liability coverage under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers Compensation Act without authorization from the Secretary of Labor. United Marine Mutual Indemnity Association…