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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT SIGCo – C07-6045 SC

JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ

Acting Assistant Attorney General

R. MICHAEL UNDERHILL

Attorney in Charge, West Coast Office

Torts Branch, Civil Division

United States Department of Justice

7-5395 Federal Bldg. Box 36028

450 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, California 94102-3463

Telephone: (415) 436-6648

mike.underhill@usdoj.gov

RONALD J. TENPAS

Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

United States Department of Justice

Washington D.C. 20530

BRADLEY R. O’BRIEN

Senior Attorney

Environmental Enforcement Section

United States Department of Justice

301 Howard Street, Suite 1050

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 744-6484; 

Facsimile: (415) 744-6476

brad.obrien@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )

) C 07-6045(SC)

Plaintiff, )

)

vs. ) IN ADMIRALTY

)

) 

M/V COSCO BUSAN, LR/IMO Ship No. ) STIPULATION AND PROPOSED 

9231743, her engines, apparel, electronics, tackle, ) ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF 

boats, appurtenances, etc., in rem, THE ) DEFENDANT “THE SHIPOWNERS’ 

SHIPOWNERS’ INSURANCE & GUARANTY ) INSURANCE AND GUARANTY

COMPANY LTD., REGAL STONE LIMITED, ) COMPANY LIMITED” (SIGCo), 

FLEET MANAGEMENT LTD., AND JOHN ) WITHOUT PREJUDICE

COTA, in personam, )

)

Defendants. ) )

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT SIGCo – C07-6045 SC - 2 -

WHEREFORE, pursuant to the undersigned consents of counsel for the parties who have

appeared in this action to date, it is 

ORDERED that the Complaint of plaintiff United States solely against defendant THE

SHIPOWNERS’ INSURANCE & GUARANTY (“SIGCo”) shall be, and the same is, hereby

dismissed without prejudice, each party to bear its own costs and fees; and it is further 

ORDERED that this dismissal of SIGCo herein pertains solely to defendant SIGCo and to

no others. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:____________________ _________________________________

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

WE HEREBY CONSENT TO ENTRY OF THE 

FOREGOING ORDER:

Dated: March 21, 2008. JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ

Acting Assistant Attorney General

/s/ R. Michael Underhill

R. MICHAEL UNDERHILL

Attorney in Charge, West Coast Office

Torts Branch, Civil Division

United States Department of Justice

RONALD J. TENPAS

Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

/s/ Bradley R. O’Brien

BRADLEY R. O’BRIEN

Senior Attorney

Environmental Enforcement Section

United States Department of Justice

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT SIGCo – C07-6045 SC - 3 -

Dated: March 21, 2008. KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN

/s/ John Giffin 

By: JOHN GIFFIN

Attorneys for Defendants M/V COSCO BUSAN, 

Regal Stone Limited, the latter presently appearing 

solely pursuant to Supplemental Admiralty Rule E(8)

of the Fed.R.Civ.P. as claimant to COSCO BUSAN,

and Fleet Management Ltd. 

Dated: March 21, 2008. COPPENRATH & ASSOCIATES

/s/ Walter G. Coppenrath, Jr. 

By: WALTER G. COPPENRATH, JR.

COPPENRATH & ASSOCIATES

Attorneys for John Cota

Dated: March 21, 2008. McGUIRE WOODS

/s/ Sidney Kanazawa 

By: SIDNEY KANAZAWA

Attorneys for Shipowners’ Insurance & Guaranty

Company Ltd. (“SIGCo”)

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