Bora Do v. Ocean Peace Inc, in Personam Ocean Peace F/t, Official No. 677399, Her Engine, MacHinery Appurtenances and Cargo, in Rem, Tinh Pham v. Ocean Peace Inc, in Personam United States Seafoods Lp, in Personam Seafreeze Alaska F/t, Official No. 517242, Her Engines, MacHinery Apurtenances, and Cargo, in Rem

279 F.3d 688 Bora DO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OCEAN PEACE INC, in personam; Ocean Peace F/T, official no. 677399, her engine, machinery, appurtenances and cargo, in rem, Defendants-Appellees. Tinh Pham, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ocean Peace Inc, in personam; United States Seafoods LP, in personam; Seafreeze Alaska F/T, official no. 517242, her engines, machinery, apurtenances, and cargo, in rem, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-35177. No. 01-35179. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 5, 2001. Filed January 29, 2002. John W. Merriam (argued), Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs-appellants Bora Do and Tinh Pham. Dennis M. Moran (argued), Legros Buchanan & Paul, Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellee Ocean Peace, Inc. George H. Luhrs, Seattle, WA, for amicus curiae Joe Harper and the class of similarly situated persons. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; Thomas S. Zilly, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-00315-TSZ. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, GRABER, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges. McKEOWN, Circuit Judge. 1 Bora Do and Tinh Pham seek wages owed them by Ocean Peace, Inc. ("Ocean Peace"), for work performed…