PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON, D.C., INC. v. JOHNSON

Civil Action No. 94-2159 (JR).

944 F.Supp. 5 (1996)

PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON, D.C., INC., Plaintiff, v. Carmen G. JOHNSON, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. United States of America, Third-Party Defendant, and Fairfax County, Virginia, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

Order Amending Decision on Grant of Reconsideration and Clarification October 28, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas G. Wadler, Carnot, Zapor & Klassen, P.C., Rockville, MD, for Plaintiff.

Robert E. Richardson, and Linda S. Andersen, Washington, DC, for Defendant Johnson.

Sherri L. Evans, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Washington, DC, for Third-Party Defendant United States of America.

Robert M. Ross, Fairfax, VA, for Third-Party Defendant Fairfax County, Virginia.


MEMORANDUM

ROBERTSON, District Judge.

This case began as a simple action to collect a bill for medical services but now involves third party defendants and raises issues of jurisdiction and equity that are not so simple. The court that may have jurisdiction to get the bill paid appears to be the U.S. Claims Court, and for that reason the defendant's third-party claim for insurance coverage will be transferred there. Equitable issues have arisen in...

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