Chad Barnes v. Kris Henry, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 18 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CHAD BARRY BARNES, No. 20-17141

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:13-cv-00002-ACK-WRP v.

KRIS HENRY, INC.; et al., MEMORANDUM*

Defendants-Appellees,

and

SEA HAWAII RAFTING, LLC; et al.,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Alan C. Kay, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 16, 2022** Honolulu, Hawaii

Before: HAWKINS, R. NELSON, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Chad Barnes was injured when the vessel he was working on exploded.

Barnes has brought numerous actions in admiralty against his employer at the time

of the injury, Sea Hawaii Rafting, LLC (“SHR”), and SHR’s sole member and

owner, Kris Henry. This case concerns allegations…