Gregory Inchauspe, Robert Sandoval, Keith Scott, and Thomas Scott v. United States

962 F.2d 14 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gregory INCHAUSPE, Robert Sandoval, Keith Scott, and Thomas Scott, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-15281. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 12, 1992. * Decided May 8, 1992. 1 Before FARRIS and RYMER, Circuit Judges, and KENYON, ** District Judge, sitting by designation. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 We must decide whether 28 U.S.C. § 1333 (1), which confers admiralty jurisdiction on the federal district courts, embraces this lawsuit against the United States for injuries arising from exposure to toxic chemicals aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. We hold that it does not. We affirm. 4 In or before 1986, the United States Navy entered into a contract with Continental Maritime of San Francisco, Inc., for repairs and alterations of the Enterprise. Part of this contract called for an increase in air conditioning capacity aboard the Enterprise. This…