Lewis v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge.

This matter comes before the court on the Motion to Intervene filed by the Insurance Company of North America (hereinafter “INA”) on November 27, 1992. The court heard oral argument on the motion on February 16, 1993.

Statement of Facts

The facts set forth fully in the Memorandum Opinion and Order dated September 29, 1992, are incorporated by reference herein. As explained there, plaintiff, Dwight Sheridan Lewis, initiated this action against the United States, the owner and operator of the UEB-1, a navy research vessel on which plaintiff was…