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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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ORDER APPOINTING SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIAN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THE CIT GROUP/SALES 

FINANCING, INC., a Delaware 

corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

THE VESSEL “TREMBLAY’S 

TREASURE,” in rem; and PAUL 

L. TREMBLAY, an individual 

also known as Paul Leo 

Tremblay, Sr., in personam, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:06-cv-00800-LKK-DAD 

ORDER APPOINTING SUBSTITUTE 

CUSTODIAN 

DATE: June 26, 2006

TIME: 10:10 a.m.

DEPT: 4 

Plaintiff The CIT Group/Sales Financing, Inc., by and 

through its attorneys Mark M. Scott of Buchalter Nemer, having 

appeared and made the following recitals: 

1. On April 12, 2006, the Complaint herein was filed 

praying that the vessel Tremblay’s Treasure, her engines, tackle, 

apparel, furniture, equipment and other necessaries thereunto 

appertaining and belonging, be condemned and sold to pay 

Plaintiff’s demands and claims and for other proper relief. 

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2. On June 20, 2006, the Clerk of this Court issued a 

warrant for Arrest of the vessel Tremblay’s Treasure demanding 

the United States Marshal for this district to arrest and take 

into custody the defendant vessel and to detain the same in his 

custody until further Order of this Court respecting same. 

3. It is contemplated that the United States Marshal will 

seize the defendant vessel forthwith. Custody by the United 

States Marshal requires the services of one or more keepers alone 

and not including warfage, moving and storage and the other 

services usually associated with safekeeping vessels similar to 

the defendant vessel. 

4. The defendant vessel is currently stored at 1709 H. 

Street, Sacramento, California 95814 and Richard Hauck, of Cal 

West Recovery has agreed to assume the responsibility of 

safekeeping the said vessel, and has consented to act as her 

custodian until further Order of this Court, all for a sum, 

including moving, storage and routine services required for the 

safekeeping of the particular vessel at the rate of $450.00 per 

month. The United States Marshal is unable to perform or to have 

performed at a comparable rate these same services. Additional 

services to be performed by Richard Hauck of Cal West Recovery 

will include towage, which services are to be performed at a 

separate cost not to exceed $1,450.00. The above charges are to 

be advanced to the Marshal by the moving party herein at least 24 

hours after notification by the Marshal that said charges will be 

incurred. In any case, the transfer of defendant vessel to the 

substitute custodian for safekeeping will not be effected until 

all such charges have been paid by the moving party. 

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5. Richard Hauck of Cal West Recovery by affidavit avers 

that he has adequate facilities and supervision for the proper 

safekeeping of the vessel and that he possesses insurance and/or 

substance adequate to respond in damages for loss or injury to 

the defendant vessel or for damages sustained by third parties 

due to any acts, faults, or negligence by said substitute 

custodian. Further, in said affidavit, substitute custodian 

accepts, and in accordance with the terms of this Order, 

possession of the defendant vessel, her engines, tackle, apparel, 

furniture, equipment and all other necessaries thereunto 

appertaining and belonging, which is the subject of the action 

herein. 

6. Plaintiff The CIT Group/Sales Financing, Inc., in 

consideration of the 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, tackle, 

apparel, furniture, equipment and all other necessaries thereunto 

appertaining and belonging, from the time the Marshal transferred 

possession of said vessel over to said substitute custodian, and 

said Plaintiff further agrees to 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. 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the United States 

Marshal for the Eastern District of California be, and he is 

hereby authorized and directed, upon his seizure of said 

defendant vessel, her engines, tackle, apparel, furniture, 

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equipment and all other necessaries thereunto appertaining and 

belonging, pursuant to said Warrant for Arrest of Tremblay’s 

Treasure 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 any and all 

claims arising whatsoever out of said substituted possession and 

safekeeping. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Richard Hauck of Cal West 

Recovery be, and is hereby, appointed the custodian of said 

vessel to retain the same in the custody for possession and 

safekeeping for the aforementioned compensation until further 

order of this Court. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all expenses for the safekeeping 

of defendant vessel shall be deemed administrative expenses of 

the Marshal. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s attorney will serve a 

copy of said Order to the owner of defendant vessel. 

DATED: June 20, 2006. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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