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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: Petition for limitation of liability

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE MATTER OF GOLDEN EYE 

2000, LLC

Case No. 19-cv-03402-HSG 

ORDER DIRECTING THE PARTIES 

TO FILE A REVISED STIPULATION

AND PROPOSED ORDER

On November 1, 2019, the Court issued an order granting Plaintiff-in-Limitation’s motion 

for default judgment and the parties’ joint stipulation to remand and stay the case. Dkt. No. 22. 

The Supreme Court has held that a district court in its discretion may dismiss a Limitation Act 

proceeding so that the parties can pursue the claims in state court, so long as the district court is 

satisfied that “a vessel owner’s right to seek limitation will be protected.” Lewis v. Lewis & Clark 

Marine, Inc., 531 U.S. 438, 454 (2001). The Court held that because there was only a single 

claimant in this action, and because the parties made the necessary stipulations, the case could 

proceed in state court. Dkt. No. 22 at 3–4. 

However, this admiralty action was initially filed in federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1333, 

and principles of federalism prohibit the Court from remanding this action to a non-originating 

state court. See Dkt. No. 1. Accordingly, the Court DIRECTS the parties to file by December 3, 

2019, a revised stipulation and proposed order directing the parties to proceed with the action in 

state court, but without requiring the Court to remand this case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 11/26/2019

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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

Case 4:19-cv-03402-HSG Document 26 Filed 11/26/19 Page 1 of 1