Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Shipwrecked Vessel or Vessels

Filing 38

MOTION for protective order Regarding Preliminary Site Assessment by Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Von Spiegelfeld, Allen) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Thomas B. McCoun, III.

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Shipwrecked Vessel or Vessels

Doc. 38 Att. 1

Case 8:06-cv-01685-SDM-TBM

Document 38-2

Filed 08/07/2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tampa Division In Admiralty

ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC.

Plaintiff

CIVIL ACTION

Case No: 8:06-CV-01685- SDM- TBM

THE UNIDENTIFIED SHIPWRECKED VESSEL its apparel, tackle, appurtenances and cargo located within center point coordinates: 49 25' N , 6 00' W;
Radius: 5 nautical miles

Defendant; in rem
and

The Kingdom of Spain
Claimant.

ORDER
NOW , this
day of

, 2007 , upon consideration of Plaintiff

Odyssey Marne Exploration , Inc.

s ("

Plaintiff' ) Motion for Protective Order Regarding

Preliminary Site Assessment and Memorandum of Law in support thereof, the Motion is hereby
GRANTED.

The Court further orders as follows:
(1 )

Odyssey shall submit the Preliminary Site Assessment (hereinafter PSA" ) to the

Court under seal;

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Case 8:06-cv-01685-SDM-TBM

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(2) (3)

The Court wil hold the PSA under seal , and
Information contained within the PSA which is relevant to the claim of Claimant

Spain and which, if released, wil not jeopardize the security of the Unidentified Shipwrecked
Vessel , be released to Claimant Spain and counsel for Spain once Claimant Spain designates a

particular authority within Spain to take possession and control over the information and that
authority and counsel for Spain both sign a Confidentiality Agreement not to release the
information to any other person or authority, even authorities within the Spanish governent

without leave of Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.