City of Joliet v. Southern Towing Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GETTLEMAN, District Judge.

On May 3, 2004, plaintiff City of Joliet filed a two-count complaint against defendants Southern Towing Company (“Southern”) and Jeffrey Paul Overstreet (“Over-street”) concerning an allision 1 on May 2, 2003, between a tow barge owned and operated by Southern and driven by Over-street at the time of the accident, and the Jefferson Street Bridge (“Bridge”), which spans the Des Plaines River in Joliet. Plaintiffs complaint does not identify a statutory basis for its claims, but asserts federal jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1333, which…