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Holifield v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., 53 F.3d 1280 (5th Cir. 1995). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“this court has consistently held, as a matter of law, that floating work platforms, not used in navigation, do not constitute vessels.”
49 citation events (25 in the last 25 years) across 10 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Ross v. W&T Offshore, Inc. (laed, 2018-12-10)
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discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Ross v. W&T Offshore, Inc.
E.D. La. · 2018 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
this court has consistently held, as a matter of law, that floating work platforms, not used in navigation, do not constitute vessels.
discussed Cited "see" Randi Hyatt v. Callahan County
5th Cir. · 2016 · signal: see · confidence high
See Flores v. Cty. of Hardeman, Tex., 53 F.3d 1280, 1280 (5th Cir. 1995) (unpublished) (finding genuine issue of material fact as to officer’s knowledge of detainee’s suicidal tendencies, despite statement from officer and other officials that detainee “had not shown such tendencies,” where officer placed detainee in observation cell, denied him sheets and a blanket, and took other added precautions).
discussed Cited "see" Martin v. Fab-Con, Inc.
E.D. La. · 2014 · signal: see · confidence high
See Holifield v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., No. 94-30202, 53 F.3d 1280, at *5 (5th Cir. Apr. 18, 1995) (unpublished) (affirming district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants because structure upon which plaintiff was injured was not a vessel, and consequently his clams did “not bear a sufficient relationship to traditional maritime activity to sup port admiralty jurisdiction”).
discussed Cited "see" Robert Winchell v. Robert Hofmann
Vt. · 2011 · signal: accord · confidence high
As the court explained, “when entertaining a motion to dismiss on the ground of res judicata, a court may take judicial notice of facts from a prior judicial proceeding” where there is no “dispute [as to] the factual accuracy of the record of [the] previous suit.” Id.; accord Clifton v. Warnaco, Inc., 53 F.3d 1280 , 1995 WL 295863 , at *6 n.13 (5th Cir. 1995) (per curiam) (rejecting claim that trial court erred in dismissing complaint on res judicata grounds without converting motion to summary judgment where all relevant facts were shown by court’s own records of which it took judic…
cited Cited "see, e.g." R&R Motorsports, LLC v. Textron Specialized Vehicles, Inc.
E.D. La. · 2022 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Clifton v. Warnaco, Inc., 53 F.3d 1280 (5th Cir. 1995).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Landor v. Lafayette Consolidated Gov't
W.D. La. · 2015 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Clifton v. Warnaco, Inc., 53 F.3d 1280 , 1995 WL 295863 , at *6 fn. 15 (5th Cir.1995) (per curiam) (unpublished) (affirming dismissal of Title VII claims asserted in a second lawsuit as barred by res judicata, rejecting the plaintiffs argument that the claims could not have been brought in the original lawsuit because a right-to-sue letter had not been issued until one month before summary judgment was granted, because, amongst other reasons, the plaintiff “failed to notify the court of his receipt of a right to sue letter, and simply waited for a ruling on the pending summary judgm…
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Holifield
v.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
94-30202.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Apr 18, 1995.
53 F.3d 1280
Cited by 2 opinions  |  Published
1 passage pin-cited by 1 case
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Citer courts: E.D. Louisiana (1)

53 F.3d 1280

Holifield
v.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.[*]

NO. 94-30202

United States Court of Appeals,
Fifth Circuit.

Apr 18, 1995

Appeal From: E.D.La., No. CA-92-1935-A

1

AFFIRMED.

*

Fed.R.App.P. 34(a); 5th Cir.R. 34.2