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Opinions of the United
1999 Decisions                                                                                                             States Court of Appeals
                                                                                                                              for the Third Circuit

3-3-1999

Govt of V.I. v. United Ind Workers
Precedential or Non-Precedential:

Docket 98-7148

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"Govt of V.I. v. United Ind Workers" (1999). 1999 Decisions. Paper 53.
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Filed March 3, 1999

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

No. 98-7148

GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS;
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       Appellants

v.

UNITED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS, N.A.,
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH
AMERICA, AFL-CIO; LAWRENCE ACKER

On Appeal from the District Court
of the Virgin Islands, Appellate Division
(St. Croix)
(D.C. No. 92-cv-0022)
District Judge: Honorable Thomas K. Moore

Argued Thursday, December 10, 1998

BEFORE: ROTH, LEWIS and GARTH, Circuit Judges

(Opinion filed February 17, 1999)

ORDER AMENDING OPINION

This slip opinion in the above case filed on February 17,
1999 is hereby amended as follows:

       1. The last sentence in III.A is hereby deleted and the
       following sentence is substituted in its stead:
       We are satisfied that while Acker was not employed
       directly in the channels of commerce, the interstate
       nexus required for application of the FAA has been
       met.

       By the Court:

       /s/ Leonard I. Garth
           Leonard I. Garth
       Circuit Judge

Dated: March 3, 1999

A True Copy:
Teste:

       Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals
       for the Third Circuit

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