Arabian Gas and Oil Development Company v. Wisdom Marines Lines, S.A., et al

Filing 52

ORDER setting aside the Right to Attach Order 14 , quashing the writ of attachment 19 against the vessel M/V Global Faith, and releasing the M/V Global Faith from attachment. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 08/04/2016. (dmrlc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/4/2016)

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ELIZABETH P. BEAZLEY, CASB No. 138198
[e-mail]
JAMES A. MARISSEN, CASB No. 257699
[e-mail]
JENNIFER M. PORTER, CASB No. 261508
[e-mail]
CHRISTOPHER R. FARNSWORTH, CASB No. 286992
[e-mail]
KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN
A Professional Corporation
400 Oceangate
Long Beach, California 90802
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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Attorneys for Specially Appearing Defendants
WISDOM MARINES LINES, S.A, WISDOM
MARINES LINES CO., LTD., and SAO
WISDOM, S.A.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ARABIAN GAS AND OIL DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY, a Bahrain Corporation,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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WISDOM MARINES LINES, S.A, a Panama
Corporation, WISDOM MARINES LINES CO.,
LTD., a Cayman Islands Corporation, and SAO
WISDOM, S.A., a Panama corporation,
Defendants.

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Case No. 4:16-cv-03801-DMR
Related Case: 4:16-cv-03872-DMR
ORDER

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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD:
On August 4, 2016, Specially Appearing Defendants WISDOM MARINE LINES,

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S.A., WISDOM MARINE LINES CO., LTD, AND SAO WISDOM, S.A.’s (collectively

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“Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Verified Complaint under FRCP 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6),

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and in the Alternative to Set Aside Plaintiff’s Ex Parte Right to Attach Order and Writ of Attachment,
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and in the Alternative to Reduce Amount of Security and Increase Amount of Bond (the “Motion”)

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came on for hearing in Courtroom 4 of the above-entitled Court.
Having considered Defendants’ Motion and supporting documents, all documents on

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file with the court, and oral argument, the Court hereby ORDERS THAT:

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1. The Right to Attach Order is SET ASIDE.

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2. The Writ of Attachment granted by this Court on July 15, 2016, against the vessel

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M/V GLOBAL FAITH is hereby QUASHED.

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3. The attached vessel M/V GLOBAL FAITH is now immediately RELEASED from
attachment.

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August 4, 2016
DATED: _______________

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