ELLIOTT v. M/V LOIS B

Nos. 91-2644, 91-2670 and 91-2739.

980 F.2d 1001 (1993)

Lois B. ELLIOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, James E. Ross, Movant-Appellant, v. The M/V LOIS B, Ex Union City Texas, et al., Defendants, Donald Michael Lancon, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry D. Knippa, Douglas Koger, Knippa & Kral, Houston, Tex., for James E. Ross.

Sidney Farr, Houston, Tex., for Lois B. Elliott.

David E. Sharp, George M. Bishop, Bishop, Peterson & Sharp, Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, DAVIS, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

In this in rem action over title and possessory rights to a vessel, we consider primarily two issues: whether the district court retained jurisdiction after the vessel left the court's possession and whether Rule 11 sanctions were appropriate. We affirm the district court's judgment on the merits, and we affirm the sanctions order in part and reverse it in part.

I.

In October 1987, Martin Snead ("Snead"), in...

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