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Nature of Suit Code: 120
Nature of Suit: Marine Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 46:741 Shipping

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VERICREST FINANCIAL, INC., a Delaware

corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

M/V 4 THE TWINS, U.S.C.G. Official No.

1087404, AND ALL OF HER ENGINES,

TACKLE, ACCESSORIES, EQUIPMENT,

FURNISHINGS AND APPURTENANCES, in

rem, MIKE A. NOBILE, an individual, in

personam

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:10-cv-00046-LJO-GSA

IN ADMIRALTY

ORDER APPOINTING

SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIAN AND

AUTHORIZING MOVEMENT OF

VESSEL

F.R.C.P. Supplemental Admiralty

Rules C and E.

46 U.S.C. Sections 30101-31343

Plaintiff, VERICREST FINANCIAL, INC., (hereinafter “PLAINTIFF”), by and through

its attorney, having appeared and made the following recitals:

1. On or about January 8, 2010, the Verified Complaint herein was filed praying the

Defendant Vessel M/V 4 THE TWINS, U.S.C.G. Official No. 1087404 be condemned and sold

to pay Plaintiff’s demands and for other proper relief.

2. It is anticipated that, pursuant to Order of this Honorable Court, that the Clerk of

the Court will issue a Warrant for Arrest of the DEFENDANT VESSEL, commanding the

United States Marshal for this District to arrest and take into custody the DEFENDANT

VESSEL and to detain her in his custody until further order of this Court respecting same.

[PROPOSED] ORDER APPOINTING SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIAN -1-

AND AUTHORIZING MOVEMENT OF DEFENDANT VESSEL Case No. _________ 

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3. It is therefore contemplated that the United States Marshal will arrest the

DEFENDANT VESSEL forthwith. Custody by the United States Marshal requires the services

of one or more keepers, and does not include charges for wharfage and the other services usually

associated with safekeeping vessels similar to the DEFENDANT VESSEL.

4. DEFENDANT VESSEL is currently located at Pine Flat Lake Marina, which is

situated at 30801 E Sunnyslope Road, Piedra, California 93649. The docks at this marina are

accessed through locked gates. Plaintiff has agreed to assume the responsibility for safekeeping

the said DEFENDANT VESSEL where she lies or anothersuitable location at Plaintiff’s marina,

and to act as her custodian until further order of this Court. It will provide, as necessary under

the circumstances, the following services for the safekeeping of the DEFENDANT VESSEL,

at a cost not to exceed prevailing rates of the port, as described with further particularity in the

Declaration of Keith Brockman:

a. Assume custody of the DEFENDANT VESSEL from the United States

Marshal at the place of her arrest, and maintain and safely keep her until further Order of the

Court;

b. As soon as possible after assuming custody of the vessel, photograph and/or

video tape the interior and exterior of the vessel, and prepare a written inventory of

equipment and property on the vessel which is not installed as part of the vessel, with such

services to be invoiced at $50.00 per hour, with the total not to exceed $200.00.

c. Provide in-water storage services for the DEFENDANT VESSEL at the rate

of $10.00 per foot of vessel length, per month (i.e., 36 feet X $10 = $360/month), until

further Order of the Court.

d. Provide custodial services, at the rate of fifty cents ($.50) per foot of vessel

length per day (i.e., 36 feet X $.50 = $18/day), until further Order of the Court, including

daily exterior inspections to confirm vessel security and safety, maintenance of insurance

covering damage to the DEFENDANT VESSEL occasioned by the Substitute Custodian’s

negligence or other fault, assumption of responsibility and liability for the DEFENDANT

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VESSEL during the pendency of the action, and providing limited security for the protection

of the DEFENDANT VESSEL.

e. Accompany, at the written request of PLAINTIFF, surveyors, brokers and/or

prospective buyers of the DEFENDANT VESSEL while they inspect her, at a cost of $50.00

per hour, with a one hour minimum.

f. Periodically as deemed prudent under the existing circumstances, but no less

than weekly, at the rate of $50.00 per inspection, inspect the interior of the vessel to ensure

she remains secure and to discovery any conditions that might adversely impact the

DEFENDANT VESSEL’s seaworthiness or her safety and/or security. If it is determined

that further action is necessary beyond those detailed herein Plaintiffshall notify its counsel,

so counsel can seek an appropriate order from the Court.

g. Provide at usual and customary rates prevailing in the port additionalservices

such as minor maintenance, as such services are deemed reasonably prudent and necessary

to preserve and protect the DEFENDANT VESSEL.

h. Machinery, including but not limited to the DEFENDANT VESSEL’s power

plants and generators, will be operated only as directed in a Court Order.

i. Provide other such services as may be required from time-to-time, by further

Order of the Court.

5. The Substitute Custodian will not sell the DEFENDANT VESSEL, release her

to anyone and/or let anyone aboard her in the absence of further Court Order, other than in the

case of emergency, except that the Substitute Custodian shall be permitted, upon the advance

written request of the PLAINTIFF, to permit surveyors, brokers and prospective buyers to

inspect the DEFENDANT VESSEL, provided such person(s) remain in the company of an

officer of employee of the Substitute Custodian at all times.

6. Pine Flat Lake, Inc., by the Declaration Keith Brockman, aversthat it has adequate

facilities and supervision for the proper safekeeping of the DEFENDANT VESSEL and that it

maintains current insurance policies which protect it against occurrences of negligence during

its custodianship. Those policies include, among others, a Marine General Liability policy

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with a $1 million per occurrence limit(without aggregate limit), underwritten by Navigator’s

Insurance Company, and a bumbershoot (umbrella) policy in the amount of $5 million, also

underwritten by Navigator’s Insurance Company. Further, in said Declaration the Substitute

Custodian accepts, in accordance with the terms of the Order Appointing Substitute Custodian

and Authorizing Movement of the Vessel, possession of the DEFENDANT VESSEL, her

engines, boilers, tackle, apparel, furnishings, appurtenances, etc., and all other necessaries

thereunto appertaining and belonging, which is the subject of the action herein.

7. PLAINTIFF, in consideration of the U.S. Marshal’s consent to the substitution of

custodian, agrees to release the United States and the Marshal from any and all liability and

responsibility arising out of the care and custody of the DEFENDANT VESSEL, her engines,

boilers, tackle, apparel, furnishings, appurtenances, etc., and all other necessaries thereunto

appertaining and belonging, from the time the Marshal transfers possession of the DEFENDANT

VESSEL over to said Substitute Custodian, and said PLAINTIFF further agreesto hold harmless

and indemnify the United States and the Marshal from any and all claims whatsoever arising out

of the Substitute Custodian’s possession and safekeeping. The Substitute Custodian accepts, in

accordance with the terms of the [Proposed] Order Appointing Substitute Custodian and

Authorizing Movement of the Vessel, possession and custody of the DEFENDANT VESSEL,

her engines, boilers, tackle, apparel, furnishings, appurtenances, etc., and all other necessaries

thereunto appertaining and belonging, which is the subject of the action herein.

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the United States Marshal for the

Eastern District be, and is hereby, authorized and directed upon seizure of the DEFENDANT

VESSEL, her engines, boilers, tackle, apparel, furnishings, appurtenances, etc., and all other

necessariesthereunto appertaining and belonging, pursuant to the Warrant for Arrest to surrender

the possession thereof to the Substitute Custodian named herein, and that upon such surrender

the Marshal shall be discharged from his duties and responsibilities for the safekeeping of said

vessel and held harmless from and against any and all claims whatever arising out of said

substituted possession and safekeeping.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Pine Flat Lake Marina, Inc. be, and is hereby

appointed, the Substitute Custodian of said DEFENDANT VESSEL, to retain her in its custody

for possession and safekeeping, with the authority to disable her and move her within its marina

located at 30801 E Sunnyslope Road, Piedra, California 93649, in accordance with the

Declaration of Keith Brockman and the recitals herein contained, until further Order of this

Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that PLAINTIFF’s attorney will serve by mail a copy of

this Order after its execution on the apparent owner of the DEFENDANT VESSEL, Defendant

MIKE A. NOBILE.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 19, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

i70h38 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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AND AUTHORIZING MOVEMENT OF DEFENDANT VESSEL Case No. _________ 

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