Harry ZYCH, d/b/a American Diving and Salvage Co., Plaintiff,
v.
The UNIDENTIFIED, WRECKED, AND ABANDONED VESSEL, BELIEVED TO BE the SB "SEABIRD," Defendant,
and
Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois Historic Preservation Society, and United States of America, Intervening Defendants.
United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 21, 1992.
December 21, 1992.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Paul N. Keller, Park Ridge, IL, for Zych-plaintiff.
James R. Carroll, Richard F. Linden, Illinois Atty. General's Office, Chicago, IL, for Seabird-defendant, Illinois Dept. of Preservation Agency-Transp., and Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, intervenors-defendants.
Barbara B. O'Malley, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Div., Washington, DC, for U.S. intervenor defendant.
Peter E. Hess, Wilmington, DE, for amici American Sport Diver Ass'n, Alliance for Maritime Heritage Conservation, International Scuba Ass'n, Lady Elgin Foundation, Inc. and Sindia Expedition, Inc.
Thompson M. Mayes, Nat. Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S., Washington, DC, for amici National Trust for Historic Preservation in U.S., Society of Professional Archeologists, Society for Historical Archaeology, Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology, Society for American Archaeology, Council of American Maritime Museums, Association for Great Lakes Maritime History and Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, Inc.
Eric J. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, FL, for amicus State of Fla.
Thomas J. Emery, Asst. Gen., Lansing, MI, for amicus State of Mich., Dept. of Natural Resources.
United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge, Sitting by Designation.*
I. INTRODUCTION
This admiralty action comes before the Court on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. See Zych v. Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Vessel, Believed to be the "Seabird", 941 F.2d 525 (7th Cir.1991). As described by this Court in...
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