Bright Field Court Docket 96-CV-4099
The Consolidated / Lead Bright Field Case
U.S. District Court
USDC for the Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans)
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Docket 96-CV-4099
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PACER session date: Thursday January 16, 1997 01:18:51 PM CST
Case docket was last updated on: 01/14/97.
Docket as of January 14, 1997 11:37 pm Page 1
Proceedings include all events. MASTER
2:96cv4099 In re: Clearsky Shpg Corp MAG-1
MASTER MAG-1
U.S. District Court
USDC for the Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 96-CV-4099
In re: Clearsky Shpg Corp Filed: 12/18/96
Assigned to: Judge Morey L. Sear
Demand: $0,000 Nature of Suit: 340
Lead Docket: None Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Dkt# in other court: None
Cause: 00:0000 Cause Code Unknown
CLEARSKY SHIPPING CORP., as John A. Bolles
owner of the M/V Bright Field, 504-681-0288 FAX
for exoneration from or [COR]
limitation of liability Janet Wessler Marshall
petitioner 504-681-0288 FAX
[COR]
Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey
Energy Centre
1100 Poydras St.
Suite 3100
New Orleans, LA 70163-3100
(504) 523-6451
Christopher Ogilvie Davis
504-568-9130 FAX
[COR]
Robert Clotworthy
504-568-9130 FAX
[COR]
George Moore Gilly
504-568-9130 FAX
[COR]
James H. Roussel
504-568-9130 FAX
[COR LD NTC]
William Joseph Riviere
[COR]
Phelps, Dunbar, LLP
Texaco Center
400 Poydras St.
30th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70130-3245
(504) 566-1311
Eugene J. O'Connor
[COR]
Wayne D. Meehan
[COR]
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2:96cv4099 In re: Clearsky Shpg Corp MAG-1
Freehill, Hogan & Mahar
80 Pine St.
New York, NY 10005-1759
212-425-1900
COSCO (H.K.) SHIPPING COMPANY John A. Bolles
LIMITED, -, as manager, of the (See above)
M/V Bright Field, for [COR]
exoneration from or limitation Janet Wessler Marshall
of liability (See above)
petitioner [COR]
Christopher Ogilvie Davis
(See above)
[COR]
Robert Clotworthy
(See above)
[COR]
George Moore Gilly
(See above)
[COR]
James H. Roussel
(See above)
[COR LD NTC]
William Joseph Riviere
(See above)
[COR]
Eugene J. O'Connor
(See above)
[COR]
Wayne D. Meehan
(See above)
[COR]
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NEW ORLEANS RIVERWALK James G. Burke, Jr.
ASSOCIATES 504-569-2099 FAX
claimant [COR LD NTC]
James O. M. Womack
504-569-2099 FAX
[COR]
Burke & Mayer
2000 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras St.
New Orleans, LA 70163-2000
(504) 569-2900
Kimbley Ann Kearney
[COR NTC]
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2:96cv4099 In re: Clearsky Shpg Corp MAG-1
Clausen, Miller et al
10 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60603-1098
(312) 855-1010
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE Ivan Mauricio Rodriguez
PORT OF NEW ORLEANS [COR]
claimant Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins &
Burr
One Shell Square
701 Poydras St.
Suite 4040
New Orleans, LA 70139
(504) 525-6802
Cynthia J. Thomas
504-528-3209 FAX
[COR]
Joseph W. Fritz, Jr.
504-528-3209 FAX
[COR]
Gerald O'Brien Gussoni, Jr.
504-528-3209 FAX
[COR]
Joseph M. Orlesh, Jr.
504-528-3209 FAX
[COR]
Board of Commission of Port of
New Orleans
1350 Port of New Orleans Pl.
P. O. Box 60046
New Orleans, LA 70160
(504) 528-3228
Mat M. Gray, III
504-523-2705 FAX
[COR]
Winston Edward Rice
504-523-2705 FAX
[COR]
Edward Francis Lebreton, III
504-523-2705 FAX
[COR LD]
Marc Thomas Summers
504-523-2705 FAX
[COR]
Rice, Fowler, Kingsmill, Vance,
Flint & Rodriguez
Place St. Charles
201 St. Charles Ave.
Suite 3600
New Orleans, LA 70170
(504) 523-2600
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ST PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS CO Norman Charles Sullivan, Jr.
claimant 504-524-9653 FAX
[COR LD]
Gelpi, Sullivan, Carroll &
Gibbens
Texaco Center
400 Poydras Street
Suite 2525
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 524-9714
Raymond Letulle
[COR]
Raymond Letulle, Attorney at
Law
1100 Curtis Center
6th & Walnut Sts.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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- QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS Robert Hugh Murphy
claimant [COR]
Molly B. Halloran
[COR]
Murphy, Rogers & Sloss
One Shell Square
701 Poydras St.
Suite 400
New Orleans, LA 70139
(504) 523-0400
Chester Theodore Alpaugh, III
[COR LD]
Smith Martin
700 Camp St.
New Orleans, LA 70130-3702
504-525-0134
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INTERNATIONAL RIVERCENTER Peter L. Hilbert, Jr.
claimant 504-596-2800 FAX
[COR LD NTC]
Colvin Gamble Norwood, Jr.
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504-596-2800 FAX
[COR]
Darnell Bludworth
504-596-2800 FAX
[COR]
Daniel Thomas Plunkett
504-596-2800 FAX
[COR]
McGlinchey, Stafford & Lang
643 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 586-1200
- HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION Peter L. Hilbert, Jr.
claimant (See above)
[COR LD NTC]
Colvin Gamble Norwood, Jr.
(See above)
[COR]
Darnell Bludworth
(See above)
[COR]
Daniel Thomas Plunkett
(See above)
[COR]
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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE Ivan Mauricio Rodriguez
PORT OF NEW ORLEANS [COR]
third-party plaintiff Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins &
Burr
One Shell Square
701 Poydras St.
Suite 4040
New Orleans, LA 70139
(504) 525-6802
Cynthia J. Thomas
504-528-3209 FAX
[COR]
Joseph W. Fritz, Jr.
504-528-3209 FAX
[COR]
Gerald O'Brien Gussoni, Jr.
504-528-3209 FAX
[COR]
Joseph M. Orlesh, Jr.
504-528-3209 FAX
[COR]
Board of Commission of Port of
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New Orleans
1350 Port of New Orleans Pl.
P. O. Box 60046
New Orleans, LA 70160
(504) 528-3228
Mat M. Gray, III
504-523-2705 FAX
[COR]
Winston Edward Rice
504-523-2705 FAX
[COR]
Edward Francis Lebreton, III
504-523-2705 FAX
[COR LD]
Marc Thomas Summers
504-523-2705 FAX
[COR]
Rice, Fowler, Kingsmill, Vance,
Flint & Rodriguez
Place St. Charles
201 St. Charles Ave.
Suite 3600
New Orleans, LA 70170
(504) 523-2600
v.
WEST OF ENGLAND SHIP OWNERS
MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
(LUXEMBOURG), THE, --
third-party defendant
--- WEST OF ENGLAND SHIP
OWNERS INSURANCE SERVICES
LIMITED
third-party defendant
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2:96cv4099 In re: Clearsky Shpg Corp MAG-1
12/15/96 13 ORDER appointing interim plas' steering committee on behalf
of plas & all those similarly situated & UNSIGNED ORDER.
(REF: 96-4047) (gw) [Entry date 12/26/96]
[Edit date 12/26/96] [2:96cv4099]
12/18/96 1 COMPLAINT. (gw) [Entry date 12/19/96] [2:96cv4099]
12/18/96 2 Notice by petitioner Clearsky Shpg Corp, petitioner Cosco
HK Shpg Co Ltd - of related case(s) 96-4047 E & 96-4048 R
(gw) [Entry date 12/19/96] [2:96cv4099]
12/18/96 -- Payment of filing fee by petitioner Clearsky Shpg Corp,
petitioner Cosco HK Shpg Co Ltd in amount of $ 150.00 (gw)
[Entry date 12/19/96] [2:96cv4099]
12/18/96 4 Stipulation of value by petitioner Clearsky Shpg Corp,
petitioner Cosco HK Shpg Co Ltd - (pck)
[Entry date 12/19/96] [2:96cv4099]
12/18/96 5 Stipulation of costs by petitioner Clearsky Shpg Corp,
petitioner Cosco HK Shpg Co Ltd & their Surety Fidelity &
Deposit Co of Maryland (pck) [Entry date 12/19/96]
[2:96cv4099]
12/19/96 3 ORDER approving letter of undertaking in the sum of
$16,096,949; directing issuance of ntc & restraining suits;
ntc to file claims shall be svd by 6/20/97; ntc to be
published for 6 successive weeks by Judge Marcel
Livaudais Date Signed: 12/19/96 (pck) [2:96cv4099]
12/19/96 12 PLAINTIFF'S 1ST AMENDED complaint [1-1] adding Tisha L.
Hooks and George Hernandez as plaintiffs jury demand (REF:
96-4048) (bb) [Entry date 12/24/96] [Edit date 12/24/96]
[2:96cv4099]
12/19/96 14 Motion by plas and ORDER to enroll attys Gerald E.
Meunier, Steve Ditmanm, Sidney D. Torres III, Roberta L.
Burns & Gilbert Andry IV by Judge Morey L. Sear Date
Signed: 12/23/96 (REF: 96-4048) (gw) [Entry date 12/26/96]
[2:96cv4099]
12/19/96 16 Notice of Deposition by plas Messina's Seafood Pasta In et
al of Deng Jing Kuan, Song Shun Kong, Fang Jim Yun, Guo
Guang Quin, Zhang Yi Hau & Li Long Jiang on 12/26/96. (REF:
96-4047) (gw) [Entry date 12/26/96] [2:96cv4099]
12/19/96 17 Notice of Deposition by Hilton Hotels Corp & Intl River Ctr
of Captain Deng Jing Kuan on 1/3/97. (REF: 96-4099) (gw)
[Entry date 12/26/96] [2:96cv4099]
12/19/96 18 Notice of Deposition by Hilton Hotels Corp & Intl River Ctr
of Song Shun Kong on 1/6/97. (REF: 96-4099) (gw)
[Entry date 12/26/96] [2:96cv4099]
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12/19/96 19 Notice of Deposition by Hilton Hotels Corp & Intl River Ctr
of Fang Jim Yun on 1/7/97. (REF: 96-4099) (gw)
[Entry date 12/26/96] [2:96cv4099]
12/20/96 6 CLAIM by claimant St Paul Fire (rg) [Entry date 12/23/96]
[2:96cv4099]
12/20/96 7 ORDER consolidating case 96-4047 with member case 96-4099
by Judge Marcel Livaudais Date Signed: 12/19/96 (REF:
96-4047 & 96-4099) (gw) [Entry date 12/23/96]
[2:96cv4099]
12/20/96 8 ORDER Case reassigned to Judge Morey L. Sear by Judge
Marcel Livaudais (REF: 96-4047 & 96-4099) (gw)
[Entry date 12/23/96] [2:96cv4099]
12/20/96 10 Request by plaintiff One River Place and summons issued on
amended complaint as to Cosco Group Ltd & Clear Sky
Shipping; issd 2 sms (REF: 96-4048) (bb)
[Entry date 12/24/96] [2:96cv4099]
12/20/96 15 Motion by pla Bd of Comr and ORDER that exp conf to set
disc guidelines is denied as moot by Judge Morey L. Sear
Date Signed: 12/23/96 (REF: 96-4047, 96-4090 & 96-4099) (gw)
[Entry date 12/26/96] [2:96cv4099]
12/20/96 20 Notice of Deposition by plas Messina's Seafood Pasta et al
of Deng Jim Kuab on 12/26/96. (REF: 96-4047) (gw)
[Entry date 12/26/96] [2:96cv4099]
12/23/96 9 ORDER consolidating case 96-4099 with member cases
96-4047, 96-4048, 96-4077, 96-4090, 96-4097, 96-4098;
FURTHER ORDERED that the order of consolidation entered by
Judge Marcel Livaudais Jr on 12/19/96 is vacated & set
aside; FURTHER ORDERED that the above referenced cases are
consolidated with the limitation proceeding C.A. 96-4099
serving as a lead case; FURTHER ORDERED that Clerk of Court
is directed to establish a master file & a master docket
sheet for the consolidated group of cases & that all
entries shall be made on the master docket sheet only
except that orders & docs terminating a pty or disposing of
a case will also be filed in the record of the individual
case by Judge Morey L. Sear (REF: 96-4099, 96-4047,
96-4048, 96-4077, 96-4090, 96-4097, 96-4098) (gw)
[2:96cv4099]
12/24/96 11 MINUTE ENTRY( 12/24/96): A conf was held 12/23/96 for the
purpose of discussing disc and related matters; counsel who
were present agreed that certain matters pertaining to disc
and the preservation of evidence needed to addressed on an
expedited basis as stipulated by Judge Morey L. Sear (REF:
ALL CASES) (nn) [2:96cv4099]
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2:96cv4099 In re: Clearsky Shpg Corp MAG-1
12/27/96 21 MINUTE ENTRY( 12/26/96): notice to attorneys re: attorney
bashing, ex parte communications with the court shall be
referred to the Disciplinary Committee; any attorney
wishing to communicate with the court shall do so by motion
by Judge Morey L. Sear (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl)
[2:96cv4099]
12/30/96 22 MINUTE ENTRY( 12/30/96): ORDERED that the 12/24/96
preliminary discovery scheduling order is partially amended
AS STIP. by Judge Morey L. Sear (REF ALL CASES) (dno)
[2:96cv4099]
12/30/96 23 MINUTE ENTRY( 12/30/96): Due to the number of counsel in
these proceedings, attys James H. Roussel, on behalf of
vessel interests & Hugh P. Lambert, on behalf of claimant
interests are designated to receive & distribute to the
other attys of record all orders entered. Designated
counsel shall be reimbursed pro rata by counsel to whom
such orders are distributed as stip. by Judge Morey L. Sear
(REF ALL CASES) (dno) [2:96cv4099]
12/30/96 25 Letter to court dated 12/26/96 from Hugh P. Lambert, Esq.
in re: language drafted & agreed upon on behalf of the
vessel interest & certain plas' interests following the
conf of 12/23/96 (REF: ALL CASES) (pck)
[Entry date 01/02/97] [2:96cv4099]
12/30/96 27 Proposed discovery schedule & unsigned order (REF:
96-4099) (pck) [Entry date 01/02/97]
[Edit date 01/02/97] [2:96cv4099]
12/31/96 24 Letter to court dated 12/26/96 from James H. Roussell, Esq.
counsel for dfts in re: Section I(1) of the Court's M.E.
dated 12/24/96 dealing w/the prod of docs in custody of
Messrs. Clearsky & COSCO (REF: ALL CASES) (pck)
[Entry date 01/02/97] [Edit date 01/02/97] [2:96cv4099]
12/31/96 26 MINUTE ENTRY( 12/31/96): the Clerk is directed to allot
any & all future civil actions related to the above
captioned consol to Section "G", Mag Judge Division (1) by
Judge Morey L. Sear Date Signed: 12/31/96 (REF: ALL CASES)
(pck) [Entry date 01/02/97] [2:96cv4099]
1/3/97 30 Motion by claimant St Paul Fire and ORDER for attorney
Raymond T. Letulle appear pro hac vice for same, but lead
counsel remains responsible to the court at all stages of
the captioned litigation by Judge Morey L. Sear Date
Signed: 1/6/97 (REF: 96-4099) (nn) [Entry date 01/07/97]
[2:96cv4099]
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1/6/97 28 MINUTE ENTRY( 1/2/97): ORDER consolidating case 96-4193
with lead case 96-4099; all entries shall be made on the
master docket sheet only, with a notation listing the cases
to which the doc applies, except that orders and docs
terminating a party or disposing of a case will also be
entered on the individual docket sheet by Judge Morey L.
Sear (nn) [Entry date 01/07/97] [2:96cv4099]
1/6/97 29 CLAIM by claimant Queen of New Orleans to case(s)
2:96-cv-04099, (nn) [Entry date 01/07/97] [2:96cv4099]
1/6/97 31 Notice by plas of Deposition of Kiyoshi Morioka on 1/8/97
(REF: 96-4047) (nn) [Entry date 01/07/97] [2:96cv4099]
1/6/97 32 Notice by plas of Deposition of Michinobu Nakamura on
1/8/97 (REF: 96-4047) (nn) [Entry date 01/07/97]
[2:96cv4099]
1/6/97 33 Notice by plas of Deposition of Kazuyuki Yamada on 1/8/97
(REF: 96-4047) (nn) [Entry date 01/07/97] [2:96cv4099]
1/6/97 34 Notice by plas of Deposition of Katsuhisa Yamaguchi on
1/8/97 (REF: 96-4047) (nn) [Entry date 01/07/97]
[2:96cv4099]
1/6/97 35 RETURN OF SERVICE of subp to Barwil Agencies NA Inc & Kerr
Nelson on 12/20/96; Norton-Lilly Intl Inc on 12/20/96 (REF:
96-4090) (nn) [Entry date 01/08/97] [2:96cv4099]
1/7/97 41 RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint to Clear Sky
Shipping Corp and Cosco Group Inc on 1/2/97 (REF: 96-4048)
(nn) [Entry date 01/13/97] [Edit date 01/13/97]
[2:96cv4099]
1/7/97 45 Answer by claimant Bd of Commissioners and CLAIM and THIRD
PARTY COMPLAINT; adding W of England Ship Owners Mutual, W
of England Ship Owners Ins to ; 2 summons(es) issued
(REF: 96-4099) (nn) [Entry date 01/14/97] [2:96cv4099]
1/8/97 36 ORDERED that attys involved in these matters are directed
to address all matters to the court by way of mtn -
telephone conferences with the court are simply
inappropriate where a matter is capable of beigh addressed
by mtn practice by Judge A. J. McNamara (REF: All Cases)
(nn) [2:96cv4099]
1/8/97 37 CLAIM by claimant Intl Rivercenter, Hilton Hotels Corp
(REF: 96-4099) (gw) [2:96cv4099]
1/9/97 38 MINUTE ENTRY( 1/9/97): ORDERED that a Status Conf is set
8:30 1/13/97; ORDERED that counsel for the Board is charged
with the responsibility of notifying all counsel of record
of this conf by Judge A. J. McNamara (REF: All Cases) (nn)
[2:96cv4099]
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1/9/97 40 ANSWER of pla Heidi L. Bayer in 96-4193 to complaint of
limitation of liability [1-1] in 96-4099 (nn)
[Entry date 01/13/97] [Edit date 01/13/97] [2:96cv4099]
1/9/97 43 Motion by Board of Commissioners for an expedited status
conf and Unsigned ORDER (Moot per m.e. of 1/9/97) (REF:
All cases) (nn) [Entry date 01/14/97] [2:96cv4099]
1/10/97 39 Notice by plas of Deposition of Deng Jing Kuan on 1/10/97
(REF: 96-4099) (nn) [Entry date 01/13/97] [2:96cv4099]
1/10/97 42 RETURN OF SERVICE of subp to Deng Jing Kuan & James H.
Roussel svd 1/10/97 (REF: 96-4099) (nn)
[Entry date 01/14/97] [2:96cv4099]
1/13/97 44 ANSWER & CLAIM by claimant NO Riverwalk Assoc to original
complaint by petitioner Clearsky Shpg Corp, petitioner
Cosco HK Shpg Co Ltd [1-1] (REF: 96-4099) (nn)
[Entry date 01/14/97] [2:96cv4099]
1/13/97 46 Notice by petitioners Cosco Shipping & Clearsky Shpg Corp
of intent to pursue compromise of injury claims &
reservation of rights (REF: 96-4099) (nn)
[Entry date 01/14/97] [2:96cv4099]
[END OF DOCKET: 2:96cv4099]
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