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Nature of Suit Code: 120
Nature of Suit: Marine Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1333 Admiralty

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT 

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FLYNN, DELICH & WISE LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

ONE CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 350

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111 

(415) 693-5566 

JAMES B. NEBEL (Bar No. 69626) 

FLYNN, DELICH & WISE LLP 

One California Street, Suite 350 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 693-5566 

Facsimile: (415) 693-0410 

Attorneys for Defendants 

STX PAN OCEAN CO., LTD., 

PAN OCEAN SHIPPING and PANOBULK 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

TOKIO MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

M/V NIN, her engines, tackle, machinery, 

appurtenances, etc., in rem; and STX PAN 

OCEAN CO., LTD., PAN OCEAN SHIPPING,

PANOBULK, MARINE TERMINALS 

CORPORATION, in personam, 

Defendants. 

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Case No.: C 07 1698 MHP 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT 

 The parties to this action, plaintiff TOKIO MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 

and defendants, STX PAN OCEAN CO., LTD., PAN OCEAN SHIPPING, PANOBULK, and 

MARINE TERMINALS CORPORATION, by and through their counsel, 

 Hereby STIPULATE AND AGREE that the default entered on June 20, 2007, against 

STX Pan Ocean Co., Ltd., may be set aside and that STX PAN OCEAN CO. LTD., PAN OCEAN 

SHIPPING and PANOBULK shall have seven (7) days from the entry of the Order on this 

Stipulation to file a responsive pleading to the Complaint and shall have fifteen (15) days from the 

entry of the Order to make its Initial Disclosures. 

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

ONE CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 350

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111 

(415) 693-5566 

The basis for the request to set aside the default, as represented by the undersigned counsel 

for STX PAN OCEAN CO. LTD., PAN OCEAN SHIPPING and PANOBULK is that the failure 

on the part of these defendants to appear in this action and file a responsive pleading was the result 

of an administrative error. The claims representative handling this matter on behalf of these 

defendants believed that she had sent the file to a representative of their insurer for assignment to 

counsel for defense, but that file was not received by that representative prior to the entry of the 

default. As soon as it was learned that the default had been entered, this matter was assigned to 

counsel and steps were taken immediately to attempt to obtain agreement to set aside the default. 

Counsel for STX PAN OCEAN CO. LTD., PAN OCEAN SHIPPING and PANOBULK 

respectfully submits that the default should be set aside under these circumstances because of the 

strong federal policy favoring deciding cases on their merits where the plaintiff will not be 

prejudiced by the setting aside of the default, the defendant has a meritorious defense and the 

failure to appear was not the result of culpable conduct on the part of the defendant. See 

O’Conner v. State of Nevada, 27 F.3d 357, 364 (9th Cir. 1994). 

DATED: October 4, 2007 LAW OFFICES OF GEORGE W. NOWELL 

 /s/ Paul B. Arenas 

 

 By: __________________ 

Paul B. Arenas 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

TOKIO MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY 

DATED: October 5, 2007 FLYNN, DELICH & WISE LLP 

 /s/ James B. Nebel 

 

 By: ________________ 

James B. Nebel 

Attorneys for Defendants 

STX PAN OCEAN CO., LTD. PAN OCEAN 

SHIPPING, PANOBULK 

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111 

(415) 693-5566 

DATED: October 4, 2007 LAW OFFICES OF GARY A. ANGEL 

 /s/ Gary A. Angel 

 

 By: ________________ 

Gary A. Angel 

Attorneys for Defendant 

MARINE TERMNALS CORPORATION 

Good cause appearing, 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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