Cohensea Marine Company Ltd., et al v. Amer Longshore Mutual Assn Ltd, et al

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UNPUBLISHED OPINION FILED. [16-20665 Affirmed ] Judge: WED , Judge: LHS , Judge: SAH Mandate pull date is 03/29/2017 [16-20665]

Case: 16-20665

Document: 00513903667

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Date Filed: 03/08/2017

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit

No. 16-20665
Summary Calendar

FILED
March 8, 2017
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk

In re: In the Matter of the Complaint of Cohensea Marine Company Limited
and Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company, owner of the M/V Adam
Asnyk , for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability
COHENSEA MARINE COMPANY LIMITED; CHINESE-POLISH JOINT
STOCK SHIPPING COMPANY, as owner and manager, respectively, of the
M/V Adam Asnyk, for exoneration from or limitation of liability,
Petitioners - Appellants
v.
AMERICAN LONGSHORE MUTUAL ASSOCIATION, LIMITED; ROEL
LOPEZ,
Claimants - Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:15-CV-3174
Before DAVIS, SOUTHWICK, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM :*

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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Case: 16-20665

Document: 00513903667

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Date Filed: 03/08/2017

No. 16-20665
We affirm the district court order lifting the stay. The waiver in
Claimants’ Stipulation is sufficiently broad to encompass both issue preclusion
and res judicata.

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