Barnett v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION PENNY JO BARNETT, individually, and as ) Personal Representative of the Estate of ) Edward Barnett, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 2:20-cv-02517-DCN vs. ) ) ORDER UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) _______________________________________) The following matter is before the court on defendant United States of America’s (the “government”) motion to quash, ECF No. 52. For the reasons set forth below, the court denies the motion. I. BACKGROUND This admiralty and maritime action arises out of a vessel’s…