Case Name: Reynaldo OYUELA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEACOR MARINE (NIGERIA), INC., et al, Defendants, Seacor Marine, Inc., Seacor Marine (Bahamas), Inc., Seacor Smit, Inc., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-10-03
Citations: 201 F. App'x 269
Docket Number: No. 05-30779
Parties: Reynaldo OYUELA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEACOR MARINE (NIGERIA), INC., et al, Defendants, Seacor Marine, Inc., Seacor Marine (Bahamas), Inc., Seacor Smit, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 201
Pages: 269–270

Head Matter:
Reynaldo OYUELA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEACOR MARINE (NIGERIA), INC., et al, Defendants, Seacor Marine, Inc., Seacor Marine (Bahamas), Inc., Seacor Smit, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 05-30779.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 3, 2006.
Jeremiah A. Sprague, Falcon Law Firm, Marrero, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
James K. Carroll, Fowler Rodriguez & Chalos, New Orleans, LA, for DefendantsAppellees.
Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Reynaldo Oyuela appealed the district court's order denying his motion to reopen, which previously had been administratively closed upon the court's conditional dismissal for forum non conveniens. Oyuela v. Seacor Marine (Nigeria), Inc., No. Civ. A.02-3298, 2005 WL 1400404 (E.D.La. June 8, 2005). Because the district court did not make clear whether it intended the dismissal to remain conditional or to become final, we remanded for determination of that issue. Oyuela v. Seacor Marine (Nigeria), Inc., No. 05-30779, 2006 WL 2277642, 198 Fed.Appx. 370 (5th Cir. Aug. 8, 2006). The district court subsequently converted its conditional dismissal into a final and unconditional dismissal. Oyuela v. Seacor Marine (Nigeria), Inc., No. Civ. A.02-3298, slip op. (E.D.La. Aug. 25, 2006).
Having retained jurisdiction over this case during the pendency of our limited remand to the district court, we now review the court's final judgment dismissing Oyuela's claims with prejudice and entering judgment in favor of defendants-appellees.
A district court's refusal to reopen an administratively closed case that effectively terminates all litigation between the parties is reviewed for abuse of discretion. See United States v. Texas, 457 F.3d 472, 476 (5th Cir.2006); see also Macklin v. City of New Orleans, 293 F.3d 237, 240 (5th Cir.2002) ("We review the district court's administrative handling of a case . for abuse of discretion.").
We find that the district court has not abused its discretion and AFFIRM for the reasons stated by the district court.
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.