Legal Opinion
Bay Casino, LLC v. M/V Royal Empress
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 26, 1999No. 98 CV 2333(SJ)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
JOHNSON, District Judge.
Shedrick J. Rhodes, Monica Rhodes, and LeDawn Sims (“proposed interveners”) seek to intervene as plaintiffs in this action under Rule 24(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as enhanced by Local Admiralty Rule E.2. They ask this Court to allow them to assert a maritime lien against the M/V Royal Empress, defendant in rem, in order to protect any eventual judgment rendered in their favor. For reasons detailed below, this Court grants the motion to intervene.
BACKGROUND
Proposed Interveners were driving along a Florida highway when they were…
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