Case Name: In re: In the Matter of the Complaint of RIVER CITY TOWING SERVICES, INC, As Owner of the T/B K700, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, River City Towing Services, Inc., As Owner of the T/B K700 Petitioner, Sabrille Acklin, and other third-party plaintiffs as set forth in record document no. 90, Claimants-Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Formosa Plastics Corp., also known as Formosa Chemical, doing business as Formosa Chemical, Claimant-Third-Party Defendant-Appellant, v. Theresa Ellen Williams; Crystal Smith; Gertrude Taylor; Tyron Martin, Sr; Linda Barney; Michael Green; Eula Batiste; Rose Mary Broden, Claimants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-12-08
Citations: 82 F. App'x 393
Docket Number: No. 03-30195
Parties: In re: In the Matter of the Complaint of RIVER CITY TOWING SERVICES, INC, As Owner of the T/B K700, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, River City Towing Services, Inc., As Owner of the T/B K700 Petitioner, Sabrille Acklin, and other third-party plaintiffs as set forth in record document no. 90, Claimants—Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Formosa Plastics Corp., also known as Formosa Chemical, doing business as Formosa Chemical, Claimant—Third-Party Defendant—Appellant, v. Theresa Ellen Williams; Crystal Smith; Gertrude Taylor; Tyron Martin, Sr; Linda Barney; Michael Green; Eula Batiste; Rose Mary Broden, Claimants—Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 82
Pages: 393–394

Head Matter:
In re: In the Matter of the Complaint of RIVER CITY TOWING SERVICES, INC, As Owner of the T/B K700, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, River City Towing Services, Inc., As Owner of the T/B K700 Petitioner, Sabrille Acklin, and other third-party plaintiffs as set forth in record document no. 90, Claimants—Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Formosa Plastics Corp., also known as Formosa Chemical, doing business as Formosa Chemical, Claimant—Third-Party Defendant—Appellant, v. Theresa Ellen Williams; Crystal Smith; Gertrude Taylor; Tyron Martin, Sr; Linda Barney; Michael Green; Eula Batiste; Rose Mary Broden, Claimants—Appellees.
No. 03-30195.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 8, 2003.
Frank S. Craig, III, Emile C. Rolfs, III, Ben B. Hu, William Bret Mason, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, LA, for Claimant-Appellant.
Donna Unkel Grodner, Grodner & Associates, Baton Rouge, LA, for ClaimantsAppellees.
Before GARWOOD, JOLLY, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Formasa Plastics Corporation appeals the district court's determination that it did not have admiralty jurisdiction to hear this matter. Because the tort at issue here occurred on land and hence fails the connection test, the district court did not err in holding that it did not have admiralty jurisdiction over the claims. See Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, Co., 513 U.S. 527, 534, 115 S.Ct. 1043, 130 L.Ed.2d 1024 (1995). Furthermore, once the district properly dismissed all of the claims which may have led to original jurisdiction, it did not abuse its discretion in refusing to exercise pendant jurisdiction over the pending state law claims. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3). The decision of the district court is therefore AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.