MEAGHER v. U.S.

No. C-00-3946 WHO.

170 F.Supp.2d 960 (2001)

Sharon MEAGHER, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

August 22, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen H. Cornet, Oakland, CA, for plaintiff.

Philip A. Berns, U.S. Dept. of Justice, San Francisco, CA, Robert S. Mueller, III, U.S. Attorney's Office, Criminal Division, San Francisco, CA, Stuart E. Schiffer, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, Raymond M. Paetzold, Paetzold White & Brodsky, Oakland, CA, R. Scott Blaze, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Division, San Francisco, CA, for defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER

ORRICK, District Judge.

In this maritime tort action brought by plaintiff Sharon Meagher ("Meagher") against defendant United States of America ("United States"), the United States now moves to dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons set forth hereinafter, the motion is granted.

I.

This action arises out of Meagher's...

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