Stevedoring Services Of America v. Armilla International B.V.

889 F.2d 919 15 Fed.R.Serv.3d 982 STEVEDORING SERVICES OF AMERICA, a Washington corporation; Balfour Guthrie Marine, Ltd. (B.C. Canada); Western Stevedoring Company, Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ARMILLA INTERNATIONAL B.V.; Armilla International (London) Ltd., Defendants-Appellants, and Ancora Transport, N.V., Defendant. Nos. 88-15233, 88-15707. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 4, 1989. * Decided Nov. 21, 1989. George L. Waddell, Dorr, Cooper & Hays, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Gordon T. Carey, Jr., Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before NORRIS, THOMPSON and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Armilla International ("Armilla") appeals the order and judgment of the district court granting Stevedoring Services of America's ("SSA") Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(2) motion to voluntarily dismiss without prejudice while denying Armilla's request to condition such dismissal on a requirement that SSA pay Armilla's costs and attorney fees. We affirm. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS 2 This case arises out of a contract between SSA and…