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MEAAMAILE v. AMERICAN SAMOA

Civ. No. 82-0365.

550 F.Supp. 1227 (1982)

Muaava MEAAMAILE, aka Muaava Gaseata, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN SAMOA; LBJ Hospital; Vaiula Tuatoo, M.D.; and Joseph Turner, M.D., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

November 12, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Schutter, Richard A. Marshall, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiff.

Charles P. Hagood, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Aviata F. Faalevao, Atty. Gen., Pago Pago, American Samoa, for defendants; Joseph L. Dwight, Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii, of counsel.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS

SAMUEL P. KING, Chief Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff is a citizen of Western Samoa presently residing in the State of Hawaii. In August 1979, plaintiff was a civilian employee on the Western Samoa-owned ship "Queen Salamasina." This ship was used to ferry passengers and cargo between Western Samoa and American Samoa. On August 8, 1979, agents of the Government of American Samoa lawfully took control of the "Queen...

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