Legal Opinion
Sluijmers v. United States
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided September 11, 2003No. CIV.02-6152 AAPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
AIKEN, District Judge.
Defendant moves to dismiss this action pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(1) due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The motion is granted.
BACKGROUND
On February 22, 1999, plaintiff, a salvage worker, was assigned to supervise a salvage crew on the bow section of the M/V NEW CARISSA. The bow section of the vessel was aground on the beach, in the surf line, off Coos Bay, Oregon. Plaintiff was injured when he was lowered to the deck of the M/V NEW CARISSA by a Coast Guard helicopter. The helicopter basket that he was in struck the silo hopper railing on the…
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