In the Matter of: EQUINOX OIL COMPANY, INC., Debtor.
Unsecured Creditors Disbursement Committee, through its Representative Richard J. Johnston and Jonathan E. Daniel, Liquidating Trustee for Equinox Oil Company, Inc., Appellee,
v.
Antill Pipeline Construction Company, Inc.; Burner Fire Control, Inc.; IWC Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc.; Chevron USA, Inc.; Chris Hansen, doing business and Chris' Exxon Marine Service; Epic Divers, Inc.; Filco International, Inc.; Gravel Pack Rental, Inc.; Gulf Marine, Inc.; Hot Energy Services, Inc., formerly known as Houma Oil Treaters, Inc.; Newman Crane Service, Inc.; New Tech Engineering and Well-Quip and Service Company; Parker Drilling Offshore USA, LLC, formerly known as Mallard Bay Drilling LLC; Phillip Services/Louisiana Inc.; Professional Divers of New Orleans; Quality Wireline Service, Inc.; Western Oil Fields Supply Company, doing business as Rain for Rent; Tetra Technologies, Inc.; Venture Transport, Inc.; Well-Quip and Supply Corporation; Weatherford US, LP, Appellants.
In the Matter of: Equinox Oil Company, Inc., Debtor.
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Inc., doing business as Baker Oil Tools; Computalog USA, Appellants,
v.
Official Unsecured Creditor's Committee; Jon Daniel, Liquidating Trustee (Successor to Alma Energy Corporation and Equinox Oil Company, Inc.), Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
August 12, 2002.
August 12, 2002.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Stewart F. Peck (argued), Mary S. Langston, Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans, LA, for Appellee.
Stephen O. Scandurro, Scandurro & Layrisson, New Orleans, LA, for Hansen, Quality Wireline Serv., Inc. and Quality Pipeline Constr. Co., Inc.
Francis Jospeh Lobrano, Lobrano & Lobrano, Belle Chasse, LA, for Gulf Marine Inc.
Scott Jospeh Sonnier, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, LA, for Epic Divers Inc.
George Pivach, II, Timothy Thriffiley, Pivach & Pivach, Belle Chasse, LA, for Newman Crane Serv. Inc.
Elton F. Chip Duncan, III, Duncan Courington & Rydberg, New Orleans, LA, for Hot Energy Services Inc.
William W. Hall, William W. Hall & Associates, Metairie, LA, for Gravel Pack Rental Inc.
John W. Waters, Jr. (argued), Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, New Orleans, LA, for Parker Drilling Offshore USA, LLC.
Philip K. Jones, Jr., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, LA, for Chevron USA, Inc.
S. Daniel Meeks, Patrice W. Oppenheim, Reich, Meeks & Treadaway, Metairie, LA, for Venture Transport Inc.
Patrick Douglas Devine (argued), Ware, Snow, Fogel & Jackson, Houston, TX, for Baker Hughes Oilfield Operating Inc. and Computalog USA.
Paul J. Goodwine, Schully, Roberts, Slattery, Jaubert & Marino, New Orleans, LA, for Antill Pipeline Constr. Co. Inc.
Wilbur J. "Bill" Babin, Jr., Turner, Young, Hebbler & Babin, New Orleans, LA, for Professional Divers of New Orleans.
Covert James Geary, Carl David Rosenblum, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, LA, for Western Oil Fields Supply Co. and Tetra Technologies Inc.
Warren D. Rush, Rush, Rush & Calogero, Lafayette, LA, for Burner Fire Control Inc.
Jeffrey Edward Ackerman, Durio, McGoffin, Stagg & Ackerman, Lafayette, LA, for Filco Intern, Inc.
Ilene Helen Goldman, Metairie, LA, for IWC Services Inc.
Roy Keezel, Houston, TX, for New Tech Engineeering and Well-Quip and Serv. Co. and Well-Quip and Supply Corp.
Stephen A. Roberts (argued), Strasburger & Price, Austin, TX, R. Andrew Black, Strasburger & Price, Houston, TX, for Philip Services/Louisiana Inc.
Teresa L. De Ford, Rathwell & Nizalek, The Woodlands, TX, for H B Rentals L C.
Before DAVIS, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from decisions in two separate adversarial proceedings related to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Equinox Oil Company. In Civil Action No. 00-3320, we agree with the bankruptcy court and the district court that a pre-existing mortgage in favor of Den norske Bank, ASA and other banks primes liens filed by certain creditors pursuant to the Louisiana Oil Well Lien Act. In Civil Action No. 00-3502, we agree with the district...
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