AVANT PETROLEUM, INC. v. BANQUE PARIBAS

Nos. 86 Civ. 3927 (EW), 86 Civ. 4032 (EW).

652 F.Supp. 542 (1987)

AVANT PETROLEUM, INC. and Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc., Plaintiffs, v. BANQUE PARIBAS, BP North America Petroleum Inc., and Crysen Trading and Marketing, Inc., Defendants. AVANT PETROLEUM, INC., Plaintiff, v. BANQUE PARIBAS, BP North America Petroleum Inc., and Crysen Trading and Marketing, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

January 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York City, for plaintiffs; David W. Dykhouse, Theodore B. Van Itallie, Jr., Heather D. Diddel, Andrew D. Schau, of counsel.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, for defendant Banque Paribas; Bruce R. Zirinsky, Irwin H. Warren, Jacqueline Marcus, Jonathan S. Greenberg, of counsel.

Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City, for defendant BP North America Petroleum Inc.; James H. Carter, Jonathan S. Geldzahler, of counsel.

Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, for defendant Crysen Trading & Marketing, Inc.; Donald J. Kennedy, of counsel.


OPINION

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

At issue are four motions in two consolidated interpleader actions: (1) Plaintiffs, Avant Petroleum, Inc. and Mitsui & Co., Inc. ("Avant"), move for an order requiring defendants to interplead in these consolidated actions, discharging plaintiffs from further liability with respect to the monies deposited, making permanent the injunctive order of the Court, and awarding plaintiffs their reasonable costs and attorneys...

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