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Govt of V.I. v. United Ind Workers Precedential or Non-Precedential: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