United States Ex Rel. Standard MacHine & Fabricating Co. v. Collins & Co. General Contractors

ORDER

OWENS, Chief Judge.

Presently before the court is third party defendant Pittsburg Testing Laboratory’s (Pittsburgh) motion to dismiss without prej udice the third party claims brought against it by Reliance Insurance Company (Reliance). Pittsburg contends that the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to decide these claims, and, therefore, they must be dismissed. The facts relevant to deciding this motion are uncontroverted.

This case began when the United States of America, for the use and benefit of Standard Machine and Fabricating Company, Inc. (Standard Machine), brought an action…