Shell Offshore Inc. et al v. Greenpeace, Inc.

Filing 190

ORDER OF CIVIL CONTEMPT: Court GRANTS the Plaintiffs' motion and finds Greenpeace is in civil contempt of the Court's Preliminary Injunction Order at Docket 111. Court orders sanctions as stated in the order. (See order for details). Signed by Judge Sharon L. Gleason on 07/30/2015. (CME, COURT STAFF) Modified on 7/30/2015 to mark as an Opinion (CME, COURT STAFF).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
SHELL OFFSHORE, INC., a Delaware
corporation, and SHELL GULF OF
MEXICO, INC., a Delaware corporation,
Plaintiffs,
v.
GREENPEACE, INC., a California
corporation, and JOHN and JANE DOES
1-20,

Case No. 3:15-cv-00054-SLG

Defendants.
ORDER OF CIVIL CONTEMPT
Upon motion by Plaintiffs at Docket 174 and based on a review of the parties’
submissions and arguments at the hearings on July 29 and 30, 2015, and for the reasons
stated on the record on July 30, 2015, the Court GRANTS the Plaintiffs’ motion and finds
by clear and convincing evidence that Greenpeace, Inc. (also known as Greenpeace,
USA) is in civil contempt of the Court’s Preliminary Injunction Order at Docket 111.
Specifically, the Court finds that Greenpeace, Inc. will remain in civil contempt so long as
its activists continue to hang from the St. John’s Bridge in Portland, Oregon with the
Fennica located upstream of that bridge.
The Court orders the following sanctions shall accrue for so long as Greenpeace,
Inc.’s activists remain suspended from the St. John’s Bridge (all times are in AKT):
o From 10 AM, July 30, 2015 to 10 AM, July 31, 2015, $2,500 for each full
hour in contempt;
o From 10 AM, July 31, 2015 to 10 AM, August 1, 2015, $5,000 for each full
hour in contempt;
o From 10 AM, August 1, 2015 to 10 AM, August 2, 2015, $7,500 for each full
hour in contempt;

o $10,000 for each full hour in contempt after 10 AM, August 2, 2015.
Sanctions accrued as a result of this Order shall be paid by Greenpeace, Inc. to Plaintiffs
Shell Offshore, Inc. and Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc.
This Order is a preliminary order of contempt, entered without a full evidentiary
hearing in light of the emergency, expedited nature of the situation in Portland. Either
party may request an evidentiary hearing to modify or vacate the terms of this Order by
filing a notice requesting such a hearing no later than Friday, July 31, 2015 at 5 PM AKT.
Thereafter, the parties will meet and confer to address the timing and scope of the hearing
and associated discovery. If an evidentiary hearing is requested, the Court will promptly
schedule a scheduling conference with the parties regarding the evidentiary hearing.
However, this Order shall remain in full force and effect unless and until modified
by further court order.
DATED this 30th day of July, 2015 at Anchorage, Alaska.

/s/ Sharon L. Gleason
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case No. 3:15-cv-00054-SLG, Shell Offshore Inc., et al. v. Greenpeace, Inc., et al.
Order of Civil Contempt
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