Connecticut Bank and Trust Company v. Us Flag Vessel "Monterey," and Oy Wartsila Ab, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee v. Wilmington Trust Company, Trustee on Behalf of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, Plaintiffs-Counter-Claimants-Appellants
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963 F.2d 378 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. CONNECTICUT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. US FLAG VESSEL "MONTEREY," Defendant, and OY WARTSILA AB, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee, v. WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, Trustee on behalf of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots; The International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, Plaintiffs-Counter-Claimants-Appellants. No. 91-15911. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 11, 1992. Decided May 14, 1992. As Amended June 4, 1992. Before CHAMBERS, HUG and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Connecticut Bank and Trust Company brought an action in district court in Hawaii on behalf of Wartsila Marine, a subsidiary of Oy Wartsila Ab, to foreclose on a preferred ship mortgage on the S.S. Monterey. Eventually, the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots filed a claim and asserted RICO, ERISA, and state tort counterclaims against…