Whitfield v. Craigwin Co.

*184MEMORANDUM

WALDMAN, District Judge.

This action was commenced by a longshoreman to recover for injuries sustained while unloading cargo from defendant’s vessel. Presently before the court is defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

I

The relevant procedural background of the case can be summarized briefly. On May 18, 1988, defendant Craigwin Co. Ltd. (“Craigwin”) filed a motion for summary judgment with the Honorable Louis C. Bechtle. This motion was denied by Order dated June 9, 1988. On August 16, 1988, defendant submitted a motion for reconsideration of the summary judgment motion. This motion…