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

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JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ

Acting Assistant Attorney General

R. MICHAEL UNDERHILL

Attorney in Charge, West Coast Office

Torts Branch, Civil Division

GEOFFREY D. OWEN

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

7-5395 Federal Bldg., Box 36028

450 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, California 94102-3463

Telephone: (415) 436-6648

mike.m~derhill~usdoj, gov

RONALD J. TENPAS

Acting Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

United States Department of Justice

Washington D.C. 20530

BRADLEY R. O’BRIEN

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

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Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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M!V COSCO BUSAN, LR/IMO Ship No.

9231743, her engines, apparel, electronics, tackle,

boats, appurtenances, etc., in rein, THE

SHIPOWNERS’ INSURANCE & GUARANTY

COMPANY LTD., REGAL STONE LIMITED,

FLEET MANAGEMENT LTD., and JOHN

COTA, in personam,

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WARRANT OF ARREST OF VESSEL

WARRANT OF ARREST OF VESSEL

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TO: The United States Marshal for the Northern District of California

WHEREAS, the United States has filed a verified complaint, in rein, to foreclose maritime

lien claims against the defendant vessel MiV COSCO BUSAN, LR~MO Ship No. 9231743, her

engines, boats, electronics, radios, navigation equipment, radars, bunkers, machinery, rigging, and

any and all appurtenances appertaining or belonging to said vessel (hereafter the "Vessel"), for

reasons set forth in the complaint, and praying for process of warrant for the arrest of said defendant

Vessel, and that all persons interested in the said defendant Vessel may be cited to answer the

premises, and that said defendant Vessel may, for the causes set forth in the said complaint, be sold

to pay the demands of the United States, and the Court having ordered this warrant of arrest to issue,

YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to arrest the said Vessel and her appurtenances, etc.,

as so described above, and to detain the same in your custody until further order of the Court

respecting the same and to promptly give actual notice of the commencement of this action to the

Master, or other ranking officer or caretaker of the Vessel, and farther, in accordance with

Supplemental Rule C(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, if the Vessel has not been released

within ten (10) days after execution of this process, to publish aNotice of Arrest and Filing of Action

in a form similar to the Notice attached hereto as Exhibit "A", in order to give all persons claiming

the same or having anything to say why the Vessel should not be sold pursuant to the prayer of the

verified complaint due notice that, pursuant to Supplemental Admiralty Rule C(6) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure, a verified claim by any person asserting a right of possession or any

ownership in the Vessel must be filed with the Clerk of the Court and a copy thereof served upon

attorneys for plaintiff within ten (10) days after the earlier of (1) the arrest of the Vessel, (2)

publication of this notice, or (3) within such other time as may be allowed by the Court; any person

who files such claim asserting a right of possession or any ownership interest in the Vessel must file

and serve a verified answer to the complaint within 20 days after filing the claim; that as to any

person not so serving and filing the foregoing verified claim, default will be noted and condemnation

ordered.

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Said Notice of Arrest shall further provide that, pursuant to Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure any person who asserts a claim of maritime lien or other non-possessory or nonownership interest in the Vessel must apply for intervention by filing such application with the Clerk

of the Court and by serving a copy thereof upon attorneys for plaintiff; applications for intervention

in accordance with Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure must be filed within twenty (20)

days after publication of the Notice of Arrest and, as to all persons not so filing such applications for

intervention within the time limits set out above, default will be taken.

YOU ARE FURTHER COMMANDED to file this process in this Court with your return

promptly after execution thereof.

WITNESS this Honorable Court on the date set forth below.

Date:

RICHARD W. WIEKING

CLERK OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PRESENTED BY:

JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ

Assistant Attorney General

By:

Deputy Clerk of the Court

UNDERHILL

Attorney in Charge, West Coast Office

Torts Branch, Civil Division

GEOFFREY D. OWEN

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

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RONALD J. TENPAS

Acting Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

United States Department of Justice

Washington D.C. 20530

BRADLEY R. O’BRIEN

Environmental Enforcement Section

United States Department of Justice

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

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REGAL STONE LIMITED,

MANAGEMENT LTD., and JOHN

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INSURANCE & GUARANTY COMPANY LTD.,) FLEET)

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IN ADMIRALTY

(PROPOSED)

PL~LICATION OF NOTICE OF

ARREST OF VESSEL PURSUANT TO

SUPPLEMENTAL ADMIRALTY

RULE C(4) OF THE FED.R.CIV.P.

In obedience to a Warrant for Arrest directed to me in the above-entitled cause, I have, on

the.., day of..., 2007, seized and taken into my possession the following described defendant, to

wit: the vessel M!V COSCO BUSAN, LWIMO Ship No. 9231743, her engines, apparel, electronics,

tackle, boats, appurtenances, etc., in rein (the "Vessel"), for the causes set forth in the complaint.

I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that, pursuant to Supplemental Admiralty Rule C(6)(a) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a verified statement of right or interest by any person asserting a

right of possession or any ownership in the Vessel must be filed with the Clerk of the Court and a

copy thereof served upon attorneys for plaintiff within ten (10) days after the earlier of (1) the

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foregoing execution of process on the Vessel or (2) within such other time as may be allowed by the

Court; any person who asserts a right of possession or any ownership interest in the Vessel must file

and serve an answer to the complaint within 20 days after filing the verified statement of right or

interest; that as to any person not so serving and filing the foregoing verified statement of right or

interest, default will be noted and condemnation ordered.

I HEREBY GIVE FURTHER NOTICE that, pursuant to Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure, any person who asserts a claim of maritime lien or other non-possessory or nonownership interest in the Vessel must apply for intervention by filing such application with the Clerk

of the Court and by serving a copy thereof upon attorneys for plaintiff; applications for intervention

in accordance with Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure must be filed within twenty (20)

days after publication of the Notice of Arrest and, as to all persons not so filing such applications for

intervention within the time limits set out above, default will be taken.

Service upon plaintiffs attorneys shall be made at:

R. MICHAEL UNDERHILL

Attorney in Charge, Torts Branch, Civil Division

GEOFFREY D. OWEN

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

P.O. Box 36028, Room 7-5395

450 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, California 94102-3463

Telephone: (415) 436-6648

Facsimile: (415) 436-6632

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BRADLEY R. O’BRIEN

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

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Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

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Dated this__ day of__ ,2007.

/s/

United States Marshal for the

Northern District of California

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