United States of America v. Robinson

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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Plaintiff, )
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vs. )
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ROBERT D. ROBINSON, )
) No. 1:18-cv-0015-HRH
Defendant. )
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O R D E R
Case Status
In the course of scheduling for this case, a question arose concerning whether or not
defendant was entitled to a jury trial. The parties have been unable to come to an
agreement on the foregoing issue, and the court has received plaintiff’s memorandum
arguing that there is no right to a jury trial in this case.1 Defendant’s response to the
foregoing was due on or May 8, 2019.2 No response has been filed.
The court concludes that defendant is not entitled to a jury trial for the reason that
the Seventh Amendment3 preservation of a party’s right to a jury trial does not apply to
1Docket No. 16.
2Docket No. 17.
3U.S. Const. amend. VII.
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suits such as this that invoke the court’s admiralty jurisdiction. Craig v. Atlantic Richfield
Co., 19 F.3d 472, 475 (9th Cir. 1994).
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 13th day of May, 2019.
/s/ H. Russel Holland
United States District Judge
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