Yang v. M/V Minas Leo

76 F.3d 391 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Chang Ho YANG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M/V MINAS LEO; Leeward Navigation S.A.; Lepta Shipping Co., Ltd.; Far Eastern Shipping Co.; Chevron Shipping Company; Chevron Shipping Corporation; Pemex/PMI/Petroleos Mexicanos Internacionales; Trans-Marine Navigation Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-15168. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 8, 1996. Decided Jan. 26, 1996. 1 Before: SCHROEDER and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and REED, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Chang Ho Yang (Yang) is a Korean national who lost his legs in an accident aboard the tanker Minas Leo. Yang brought suit in state court against numerous defendants who played various roles in the management, ownership or control of the Minas Leo. Yang's suit stated causes of action under general maritime law and the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 . Defendants removed the action, and the district court dismissed the…