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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 46:1101 Violation of Maritime Regulations

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPLAINT OF

DARIN ALAN, INC, et al.

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 No C 03-5639 VRW

 Related Case: 

 C 04-5150 VRW

ORDER

The court granted respondent Kevin Finicum’s (“Finicum”)

motion to dismiss petitioner Darin Alan, Inc’s (“Alan”) petition

for limitation of liability on November 30, 2004. Doc #35 (the

dismissal order). On December 29, 2004, Alan appealed the

dismissal order to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth

Circuit. Doc #36 (Not Appeal). In accordance with Ninth Circuit

procedure, on January 31, 2005, Finicum orally asked the court to

entertain a Rule 60(b) motion for relief from the dismissal order. 

See Gould v Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York, 790 F2d 769, 772

(9th Cir 1986) (“The proper procedure, once an appeal has been

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taken, is to ‘ask the district court whether it wishes to entertain

the [Rule 60(b)] motion, or to grant it, and then move this court,

if appropriate, for remand of the case.’”) (quoting Scott v

Younger, 739 F2d 1464, 1466 (9th Cir 1984)). 

The court wishes to entertain Finicum’s motion for Rule

60 relief from the dismissal order. 

 

SO ORDERED.

 

VAUGHN R WALKER

United States District Chief Judge

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