Logistics Management, Inc. v. One (1) Pyramid Tent Arena

86 F.3d 908 1996 A.M.C. 1826 , 65 USLW 2007 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4332, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 7049 LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, INC., dba TWI Ocean Logistics Services, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ONE (1) PYRAMID TENT ARENA, in rem, Defendant-Appellee, and Pebbles Music, Inc., Claimant-Appellee, and Chariot Entertainment, Inc.; Diamond Entertainment II, Inc., Defendants. No. 94-56605. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 6, 1996. * Decided June 18, 1996. Thomas A. Russell, Williams, Woolley, Cogswell, Nakazawa & Russell, Long Beach, California, for plaintiff-appellant. Edward M. Kubec, Edelstein, Laird & Sobel, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Terry J. Hatter, Jr., District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-94-04311-TJH. Before: HALL, O'SCANNLAIN, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 We must decide whether a non-vessel-operating common carrier has a maritime lien against cargo in its possession for unpaid freight. 2 * Logistics Management Inc., dba TWI Ocean Logistic Services ("TWI"), appeals the district court's dismissal for lack of…