James L. Roth v. U.S.S. Great Lakes Fleet, Inc., a Delaware Corporation

BOGUE, Senior District Judge.

James L. Roth appeals from the district court’s 1 order entering summary judgment in favor of USS Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. (Great Lakes) on this action brought pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688. We affirm.

Roth was hired by Great Lakes in January 1990 to assist in the painting and maintenance of ships which were docked for the winter season in Superior, Wisconsin. He was a temporary Port Service Laborer, with no assignment to a specific vessel. He had no expectation that he would ship out when the ships eventually left the dock after the spring thaw.

Roth…