Mateo v. Kiso

41 F.3d 1283 1995 A.M.C. 492 , 129 Lab.Cas. P 11,229 , 2 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 765 Diosdado Z. MATEO, Plaintiff, and Benjamin R. Armogenia; Jesus D. Baruelo; Roy U. Moscaya; Edgardo Bobadilla; Arthur T. Occenola; Paterno E. Escarilla; Ismael N. Carino; Guillermo B. Endozo; Luis B. Gurrea; Gerald B. Reyes; Wilfredo C. Domingo; Rene P. Sullesta; Romulo L. Carlos; Junie M. Perez; Antonio V. Bonto; Manuel B. Biloas; Frederick Q. Villareal; Jose Nachor; and Salvador Ocampa, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The M/S KISO, In Rem; Vesta Co., Ltd., Defendants-Appellees, and Universal Sea Transport, S.A.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha Ship Management Co., Ltd.; and Orion Shipping Co., Ltd., Defendants. No. 93-15531. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 12, 1994. Decided Dec. 1, 1994. Richard J. Dodson, Dodson & Vidrine, Baton Rouge, LA, for plaintiffs-appellants. Frederick W. Wentker, Jr., Lillick & Charles, San Francisco, CA, for defendants-appellees. Before: CHOY, LEAVY, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. LEAVY, Circuit Judge: 1 Foreign seamen filed this in rem admiralty…