Legal Opinion
Royal Insurance Co. of America v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 25, 1998No. 97Civ.6596(SHS)(JCF)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANCIS, United States Magistrate Judge.
On the night of September 21-22,1995, the Nighthawk III, a 45-foot fishing vessel, ran aground on a breakwater while entering Ventura Harbor in California. The vessel’s insurer, Royal Insurance Company of America (“Royal”), subsequently filed this action for damages against the United States, contending that the United States Coast Guard had been negligent in maintaining the light that marks the breakwater. The government now moves pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) to transfer this case to the Central District of California for the…
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