U.S. v. M/V MANDAN

Civ. A. Nos. 90-2975, 90-3038, 90-3087, 90-3219, 91-1800, and 91-0410.

774 F.Supp. 410 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America v. M/V MANDAN, her engines, apparel, tackle, appurtenances, etc., in rem Chang Xin Shipping Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, as Owner of the Vessel M/V MANDAN, and Cargill International, Geneva, Switzerland, as Operator of the M/V MANDAN, in personam. In the Matter of CHANG XIN SHIPPING CO. LTD., as Owner of the M/V MANDAN, Petitioning for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

September 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Ahern, U.S. Dept. of Justice, R. Scott Blaze, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Div., Washington, D.C., for the United States.

Louis J. St. Martin, Estelle Elouise Mahoney, Houma, La., for Louis J. St. Martin, A Professional Law Corp. and claimants Isiah Anderson, Jr., et al.

Bertrand M. Cass, Jr., Allen F. Campbell, George Alexande Weller, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for Storebrand Ins. Co., Ltd., et al.

John Paul Massicot, Silvestri & Massicot, New Orleans, La., for John Paul Massicot.

John A. Bolles, Hugh Ramsay Straub, James L. Schupp, Jr., Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, New Orleans, La., for Chang Xin Shipping Co. Ltd., as owner of the M/V Mandan in No. 90-3038.

Barry John Boudreaux, Houma, La., for claimants John L. Thompson, et al.

Terrence C. Forstall, Richard L. Seelman, Courtenay, Forstall, Guilbault, Hunter & Fontana, New Orleans, La., for Ellzey Marine Supplies, Inc.

Hugh Palmer Lambert, Linda Jane Nelson, Lambert & Nelson, New Orleans, La., for claimants Jolly Loving, Jr., et al.

John J. Cummings, III, Richard Massie Martin, Jr., Cummings, Cummings & Dudenhefer, Hugh Palmer Lambert, Linda Jane Nelson, Lambert & Nelson, New Orleans, La., for claimants Abraham Allen, et al.

Rodney Paul Vincent, Meyer H. Gertler, Jill Duplantis Trahan, Daniel Breard Snellings, Gertler, Gertler & Vincent, New Orleans, La., for claimants Hezekiah Ellis, et al.

Henry T. Dart, Scott Thomas Minvielle, Henry Dart, Attorneys At Law, Metairie, La., for claimants Robert J. Miles, et al.

Johnny L. Allen, pro se.

Larry Anthony, pro se.

Jim Black, pro se.

James Brown, pro se.

Jeffrey Dooley, pro se.

Jack Harvey, pro se.

Abner R. Jackson, pro se.

Michael A. Fenasci, Fenasci & Smith, Israel M. Augustine, Jr., Israel M. Augustine, Jr. & Associates, New Orleans, La., for claimants Cornelius Selmon, Jr., et al.

Patrick J. Smith, pro se.

Andrew E. Stroughter, pro se.

Earl Griffin, pro se.

Lawrence D. Wiedemann, W. Lloyd Bowers, John Denenea, Jr., Wiedemann & Wiedemann, New Orleans, La., for claimants Tim Lloyd, et al.

Michael Lewis, pro se.

Willie Green, pro se.

Oliver Clark, pro se.

Armand J. Brinkhaus, Olivier & Brinkhaus, Sunset, La., Joseph B. Moffett, Fayette, Miss., for claimants Preston Chaney, et al.

John Phelps Hammond, Arthur Gordon Grant, Jr., Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, La., for claimant Zurich Versicherungs-Gesellschaft, (Zurich Ins. Co.).

Curtis R. Wilson, pro se.

Joseph M. Bruno, Bruno & Bruno, Hugh Palmer Lambert, Linda Jane Nelson, Lambert & Nelson, New Orleans, La., for Walter W. McDaniel.

Hugh Palmer Lambert, Linda Jane Nelson, Lambert & Nelson, Morton Howard Katz, Michael J. Begoun, Robert Brent Cueria, Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, New Orleans, La., for Edward Savage in No. 90-3087.

John A. Bolles, Roger D. Allen, Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, New Orleans, La., for Mandan MV, and Chang Xin Shipping Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, as owner of the vessel Mandan, et al. in No. 90-3087.

John Phelps Hammond, John Christopher Person, Arthur Gordon Grant, Jr., Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, La., for SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft Holding AG, et al., in Nos. 90-3087 and 91-0410.

Frank A. Silvestri, John Paul Massicot, Silvestri & Massicot, New Orleans, La., for Johnny Allen, et al.

Morton Howard Katz, Michael J. Begoun, Robert Brent Cueria, Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, Frank A. Silvestri, John Paul Massicot, Silvestri & Massicot, New Orleans, La., for Edward Savage in No. 90-3219.

Marshall Joel Hough, Jr., Hough & Associates, Metairie, La., for Marvin Harrington, et al.

Bertrand M. Cass, Jr., Francis J. Barry, Jr., Allen F. Campbell, George Alexande Weller, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for Porsgruun Stahl & Masking A/S.

John Phelps Hammond, Christopher E. Carey, Arthur Gordon Grant, Jr., Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, La., for SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft Holding AG, erroneously sued as SIG Schweizerisch Industrie-Gesellschaft in No. 91-CV-1800.

John A. Bolles, Hugh Ramsay Straub, Roger D. Allen, James L. Schupp, Jr., Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, New Orleans, La., for Chang Xin Shipping Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, et al., in No. 91-1800.

Christopher E. Carey, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, La., for SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft, et al., in No. 91-1800.


ORDER AND REASONS

CHARLES SCHWARTZ, Jr., District Judge.

This matter is before the court on the below listed Motions to Quash Service of Process and to Dismiss for Lack of In Personam Jurisdiction:

(1) Motion of SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft Holding AG ["SIG"] To Quash Service of Process and to Dismiss SIG from these consolidated proceedings for Lack of In Personam Jurisdiction. (2) Motion of SIG To Quash Service...

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