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HOLIFIELD v. BP AMERICA, INC.

Nos. CV-90-722-RJK, CV-90-733-RJK, CV-90-2619-RJK, CV-90-1151-RJK, CV-91-334-RJK and CV-91-515-RJK.

786 F.Supp. 840 (1991)

Chet HOLIFIELD, an Individual, Don Slaven, an Individual, Yeriko Nitta, d/b/a the Seacliff Motel on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. BP AMERICA, INC.; BP Oil Shipping Co., USA; American Trading Transportation, Co. Inc.; American Trading and Production Corp.; and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund; Golden West Refining Company and Brandenburger Marine, Inc., Defendants. Branko SINDICICH, Vicko T. Fiamengo, Sal Manzeralla, Donald Kusar, Sam Karr, Carlo Benares, Vito Battaglia, Steve Mardesich, Steven Mardesich, Angelo LoGrande, Terry Wilmarth, Dominic J. Balestreri, Salvatore Russo, Peter LoGrande, Crescenzo Iacono, Sam Randazzo, and John Dorio, Plaintiffs, v. BRITISH PETROLEUM PLC, a foreign corporation, B.P. North America Inc., a Delaware Corporation, B.P. North America Petroleum, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and American Trading and Transportation Co., a Maryland Corporation, Defendants. In the Matter of the Complaint of AMERICAN TRADING TRANSPORTATION CO., INC., Owner of the Steam Tanker, AMERICAN TRADER, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. BP AMERICA, INC.; BP Oil Shipping Co., USA; American Trading Transportation, Co., Inc.; American Trading and Production Corp., and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund; Golden West Refining Company and Brandenburger Marine, Inc., Defendants. STATE FISH COMPANY, INC., the St. Joseph Association, Inc., John Aiello; Bill Hargrave, Santa Maria Fishing, Inc., Vito A. Gioiello, Anna Maria, Inc., Attillo Gioiello, Bernard J. Mattera, Qualy Pak Foods, Inc., Sea Scout, Inc., and Ferrigino Enterprises, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. BP AMERICA, INC., BP Oil Shipping Co., USA, American Trading Transportation, Co., Inc., American Trading and Production Corp., and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund; Golden West Refining Company and Brandenburger Marine, Inc., Defendants. STEVE P. RADOS, INC., a California Corporation, Plaintiff, v. BP OIL SHIPPING COMPANY, USA, a corporation, and BP Oil Supply Company, a Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

June 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Coppola, William P. Barry, Kenneth E. Johnson, Baker & Hostetler, McCutchen Black, Long Beach, Cal., for BP Oil Shipping Co. USA, BP Oil Supply Co. and BP America, Inc.

John S. Gray, Law Offices of John S. Gray, Fountain Valley, Cal., for Newport Sailing Club, Inc.

Daniel E. Lungren, Atty. Gen., Roderick E. Walston, Chief Asst., Sylvia Cano Hale, Deputy, Office of Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., Dennis M. Eagan, Linus Masouredis, Deputies, Oakland, Cal., for State of Cal.

Gail Hutton, City Atty., Huntington Beach, Cal., Law Offices of James H. Ackerman, Long Beach, Cal., for City of Huntington Beach.

Philip D. Kohn, City Atty., Rutan & Tucker, Costa Mesa, Cal., for City of Laguna Beach.

Joseph M. Murphy, Newport Beach, Cal., for Jack Morici.

Thomas M. Crehan, San Pedro, Cal., for G. Nazzareno, Inc., Sea Queen, Inc., Bimbo, Inc., United Food Processors, Ltd., The Fishermen's Ass'n of San Pedro, Trama Fishing Co., Inc., Maria Fishing, Inc., St. George II, Inc., Maria T., Inc., N.N.P.F. Enterprises, Inc., Fiore Enterprises, Inc., Nonna Maria Fishing, Inc. and Ingrande Palma, Inc.

Gregory W. Stepanicich, City Atty., City of Seal Beach, Quinn M. Barrow, Michael G. Colantuono, Richards, Watson & Gershon, Los Angeles, Cal., for City of Seal Beach.

Michael F. Minchella, Monteleone & McCrory, Universal City, Cal., Dennis J. Kelly, Anita Benjamin, Kelly, Cox, Wootton, Welch, Gill & Sherburne, San Francisco, Cal., for Steve P. Rados, Inc.

Francis J. MacLaughlin, White & Case, Los Angeles, Cal., James Robertson, A. Stephen Hut, Jr., Alan N. Braverman, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C., for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund.

Jack Corinblit, Marc M. Seltzer, Gretchen Nelson, Corinblit & Seltzer, Los Angeles, Cal., Merrill G. Davidoff, Harold Berger, Daniel Berger, Peter Nordberg, Berger & Montague P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., Christina A. Snyder, Katten Muchin Zavis & Weitzman, Los Angeles, Cal., Stephen D. Oestreich, Ellen P. Chapnick, Wolf, Popper, Ross, Wolf & Jones, New York City, for Chet Holifield and Don Slaven as class representatives.

Adrian Kuyper, County Counsel, Carol D. Brown, Deputy, County of Orange, Michael R. Capizzi, Dist. Atty., Jan J. Nolan, Deputy, County of Orange, Santa Ana, Cal., for County of Orange.

Robert H. Burnham, City Atty., Robin Flory, Asst., City of Newport Beach, Newport Beach, Cal., for City of Newport Beach.

Joseph N. Mirkovich, Carlton E. Russell, Russell & Mirkovich, Long Beach, Cal., for Brandenburger Marine, Inc.

George J. Tomlinson, Santa Barbara, Cal., for Peter Guglielmo and Aneillo Guglielmo.

Erich P. Wise, Nicholas S. Politis, Michael J. Swain, Angelo F. Piersanti, Graham & James, Long Beach, Cal., for Golden West Refining Co.

Stewart M. Gerson, Ricard B. Stewart, Asst. Attys. Gen., Robert L. Brosio, U.S. Atty., Roger E. West, First Asst. Chief, Los Angeles, Cal., Philip A. Berns, Atty. in Charge, Bob Cunningham, Karen Dworkin, U.S. Dept. of Justice, San Francisco, Cal., for U.S.

Howard D. Sacks, San Pedro, Cal., for Salvatore Russo, Steven A. Panto, Donna L. Panto, Steven J. Panto, Danielle D. Panto, Salvatore Manzella, Tommy Manzella, Sam Carr, Steve Mardesich, Angelo LoGrande, Jo LoGrande, Peter Paul LoGrande, Benedetto LoGrande, Vicko T. Fiamengo, Frank Fricia, Mildred Fricia, Gregory Kuglis, Andrew Kuglis, Steven Burklund, Frank Iacono, Joe Cracchiolo, Vincent Ferrera, Carl Gassaway, John M. Doherty, Guiseppe Russo, Vince Lauro, Joe Caruso, Frank Trama, Jack MacDowd, Jim Grammatico, Vito Rinaudo, Branko Sindicich, Vito Battaglia, Don A. Kusar, Dominic Balestrieri, Crescenzo Iacono, Sam Randazzo, John Dorio and Robert Barker II.

Patrick Marley, Cole & Marley, Los Angeles, Cal., for Sport Fishing Ass'n of California and United Anglers of California.

Fred J. DiBernardo, San Pedro, Cal., George V. Allen, Jr., Jeffrey L. Yablon, Maryelena Pardo, Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, Washington, D.C., for State Fish Co., Inc., The St. Joseph Ass'n, Inc., John Aiello, Bill Hargrave, Santa Maria Fishing, Inc., Vito A. Gioiello, Anna Maria, Inc., Attillo Gioiello, Bernard J. Mattera, Qualy Pak Foods, Inc., Sea Lanes II, Inc., Sea Scout, Inc. and Ferrigino Enterprises, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

KELLEHER, Senior District Judge.

This motion arises out of the oil spill at Golden West's offshore mooring facility in Huntington Beach on February 7, 1990. On February 6, 1990, the tanker vessel Keystone Canyon was anchored outside the California coast. The Keystone Canyon was carrying Trans-Alaskan Pipeline System ("TAPS") crude oil loaded onto it at Valdez. The Keystone Canyon lightered the TAPS oil to the American Trader...

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