Harper v. United States Seafoods Lp

278 F.3d 971 Joe HARPER, and the class of similarly situated persons; Alex Morrow, and the class of similarly situated persons; Jason McBride, and the class of similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES SEAFOODS LP; Seafreeze Alaska F/V, Defendants-Appellants. No. 01-35264. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 5, 2001. Filed January 29, 2002. Anthony J. Gaspich (argued), Gaspich & Williams, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellant United States Seafoods, L.P. George H. Luhrs, (argued), Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs-appellees Joe Harper and the class of similarly situated persons, et al. Jay H. Zulauf (argued), and Christopher S. McNulty, Mundt MacGregor, L.L.P., Seattle, WA, for defendant-intervenor F/T Seafreeze Alaska, and amicus curiae At-sea Processors Association. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; Marsha J. Pechman, District Judge, presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-01610-MJP. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, GRABER, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges. OPINION McKEOWN, Circuit Judge. 1 This case calls for us to decide whether an admiralty statute that requires the master of a…