Taghadomi v. United States

401 F.3d 1080 Manouchehr Monazzami TAGHADOMI, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Nahid Davoodabadi, deceased; the Estate of Nahid Davoodabadi; Ahmad Davoodabadi, Father of Nahid Davoodabadi; Kobra Ahangary, Mother of Nahid Davoodabadi, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03-16129. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 8, 2004. Filed March 22, 2005. Peter A. Schey, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for the appellant; Teresa Tico, Hanalei, HI, was on the briefs. Philip Berns, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, argued the cause for the appellee; Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Edward H. Kubo, and Michael Chun, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, were on the brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii; Alan C. Kay, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-00171-ACK/KSC. Before O'SCANNLAIN, COWEN, * and BEA, Circuit Judges. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge. 1 In this tort claim against the federal government arising out of an accident at sea, we explore whether suit can be brought under the Suits in Admiralty Act, the Public…