Boatowners And Tenants Association, Inc. v. Port Of Seattle

716 F.2d 669 BOATOWNERS AND TENANTS ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. PORT OF SEATTLE, a Municipal Corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants. Nos. 82-3477, 82-3512. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 7, 1983. Decided Sept. 22, 1983. Kimberly Osenbaugh, Boglem & Gates, Seattle, Wash., for defendants-appellees/cross-appellants. William Bender, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants/cross-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before HUG, POOLE, and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 An association of pleasure craft owners brought this action, claiming the publicly owned marina at which they moored their boats was operated in a manner that violated federal law. They contended the imposition of unreasonable rates that created profit potential for the marina constituted a deprivation of federal statutory rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 . We do not consider the merits of these claims. We conclude that section 1983 does not provide a cause of action to remedy the violations alleged by these plaintiffs. 2 *…