Legal Opinion
Diaz v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 11, 1987No. Civ. A. 85-799-NPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when he slipped and fell in a passageway while on board the U.S.S. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, CVN 69, (the EISENHOWER). The plaintiff brings this action under the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 781-790, and Admiralty Rule 9(h).
Facts
The plaintiff retired from the U.S. Navy in November of 1981 as a master chief, mass management specialist (E-9) after 21 years of duty. Shortly thereafter the plaintiff opened Rick Diaz Restaurant Equipment and Supplies, a sole proprietorship.
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