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Nature of Suit Code: 120
Nature of Suit: Marine Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEEFE KAPLAN MARITIME, INC.

Plaintiff, No.C05-0314 WDB

v. ORDER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEFING AND RE REQUEST TO

SHORTEN TIME FOR APPLICATION

FOR SALE AND RIGHT TO CREDIT BID

NIKOLAI TEHIN, and individual, in personam, 

and the S/V ESCAPADE, Official No. 237297, 

and her engines, gear, tackle, 

appurtenances, etc., in rem

Defendants.

_______________________________________/

The Court has received plaintiff’s letter, dated and filed August 23, 2005,

requesting that the Court shorten time to hear plaintiff’s Application for An Order

Directing the Marshal to Conduct Admiralty Execution Sale and for Right to Credit Bid

(“Motion for Sale and Credit Bid”). The Court ORDERS as follows.

1. By September 2, 2005, plaintiff MUST FILE AND SERVE supplemental

papers responding to the following:

a. Counsel’s billing records state that there is a “party who alleges to

have purchased Wells Fargo’s mortgage interest in the Escapade.”

See, Cox Decl., at Ex. 7. Has that party been notified of these

proceedings, and, if not, what is the justification for failing to notify

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that party when the Admiralty Local Rules require plaintiff to serve

“every . . . person . . . known to have an interest in the property”?

b. Counsel’s billing records state, “[p]hone call from Paul Kaplan

discussing and agreeing how it is preferable to have Queeny from

Arizona remain a sleeping dog.” Cox Decl., at Ex. 7. Who is

“Queeny”? Is there any reason to believe that this person might have

some interest in the vessel? Has this person been notified of these

proceedings, and, if not, what is the justification for failing to notify

that party when the Admiralty Local Rules require plaintiff to serve

“every . . . person . . . known to have an interest in the property”?

c. Is there a reasonably reliable basis for knowing the market value of

the vessel S/V Escapade, and, if so, what is the estimated market

value of that vessel?

d. Plaintiff states that it is seeking interest under both the repair

contract and Admiralty Local Rule 6-3. E.g., compare, Kaplan Decl.,

at ¶¶11 and 12 with Application at 2:21. What is the proper source

of authority for determining the rate of pre-judgment interest?

Additionally, plaintiff has not identified the amount of each separate

element of the requested judgment. Plaintiff must set forth an

itemization of its requested judgment that separately identifies

principal, storage, interest, and any other items sought in the

judgment and clearly states the period (using dates certain) to which

those amounts relate.

2. The Court GRANTS plaintiff’s request to shorten time to hear its Motion

for Sale and Credit Bid. 

On September 26, 2005, at 1:00 p.m., following the hearing on plaintiff’s Motion

for Default Judgment, the Court will conduct a hearing in connection with plaintiff’s

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Motion for Sale and Credit Bid. Plaintiff must immediately serve a copy of its Motion

for Sale and Credit Bid, response to items in paragraph 1 above together with a copy of

this Order on defendant and all other known interested non-parties.

All oppositions to plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment and/or the Motion for

Sale and Credit Bid and all responses to the supplemental materials served in response

to paragraph 1 above must be filed and served by September 16, 2005.

Plaintiff waives the right to file a written reply.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 23, 2005

 /s/ Wayne D. Brazil 

WAYNE D. BRAZIL

United States Magistrate Judge

copies e-mailed to:

parties of record, 

cc: wdb, stats

counsel for plaintiffs to 

serve on defendants and other interested parties

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