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

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against The Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel (Filing fee $350.00 receipt number T041140) filed by Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(ag)

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

Doc. 1 Att. 1

Case 8:07-cv-00614-SCB-MAP
""JS 44 (Rev. 11104)

Document 1-2

Filed 04/09/2007

Page 1 of 1

CIVIL COVER SHEET
DEFENDANTS Unidentified , Shipwrecked Vessel , its apparel , tackle, appurtenances and cargo located within center point coordinates. . .

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor snpplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law , except as provided by 10call1les of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974 , is required for the use of the Clerk of COlu1 for the purpose of mitiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE OF THE FORM.

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS
Odyssey Marine Exploration , Inc.
(b)
County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff

Hilsborough

County of Residence of First Listed Defendant
(IN U. S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)

(EXCEPT IN U. S. PLAINTIFF CASES)

NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES , USE THE LOCA nON OF THE LAND INVOLVED.
(c) Attol1ey s (Firm Name, Address , and Telephone Nnmber)

Attorneys (If Known)

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION
S. Govcmment Plaintiff

(Place an "X" in One Box Only)

3 Federal Question

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL P ARTIES(Plaee an "X" In One 130x for Plaintiff Defendant) (For Diversity Cases Only) and One Box forPTF DEF PTF
Citizen of This State

(U. S. Government Not a Party)

10

DEF
IneOlporated or

Principal Place

040

of Business In This State
Incorporated

S. Government Defendant

o 4 Diversity
(Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item II)

Citizen of Another State

and Principal Place of Business In Another State

Citizen or Subject of a

Foreign Nation

Forei"" Countr

IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Place an "X" in One Box Onlv)
CONTRACT
TORTS

FORFEITUREIPENALTY
PERSONAL INJURY
362 Personal Injury Med. Malpractice

BANKRUPTCY

OTHER STATUTES

1I0lnsuranee
(I 120 Marine

PERSONAL INJURY
310 Airplane

130 Miller Act 140 Negotiable Instrument 150 Rccovery of Overpaymcnt & Enforcemenl of Judgment 151 Medicare Act 0 152 Recovery of Dcfaulted
Student Loans

315 Airplane Product Liability 320 Assault, Libcl & Slander
330 Federal Employers

610 Agriculture 620 Other Food & Drug 625 Drug Related Seizure
of Property 2 I USC 88 I

0422 Appeal 28 USC 158
0 423 Withdrawal

28 USC 157

365 Personal Injury Product Liabi lity

400 State Reapportionment 410 Antitrust 430 Banks and Banking 450 Commerce
460 Dcp0l1atlon

368 Asbcstos Personal
Injmy Product

630 Liquor Laws 640 R.R. & Truck 650 Airline Regs.
660 Occupational

PROPERTY RIGHTS
0 820 Copyrights 0 830 Patent
0 840 Tradcmark

470 Racketeer Intlueneed and COI11Jpt Organizations
480 Consumcr Crcdit

(Exc!. Vcterans)
0 153 Recovery of Overpayment
0 160 Stockholdcrs '

of Veteran s Benefits Suits

Liability 340 Marine 345 Marine Product Liability 350 Motor Vehicle 355 Motor Vehicle
Product Liabi lity

Liability

PERSONAL PROPERTY
370 Othcr Fraud
371 Truth in Lending

SafetyIHcalth
690 Other

490 Cable/Sat TV
SOCIAL SECURITY

LABOR
710 Fair Labor Standards Act 720 Labor/Mgmt. Relations 730 Labor/Mgmt.Reporting & Disclosure Act 740 Railway Labor Act 790 Other Labor Litigation
791 Emp!. Ret. Inc. Seeurity Act
0 0 0 0 0

810 Selective Servicc 850 Sccurities/Commodities/

380 Other Personal
Proper1y Damage

0 190 Other Contract 0 195 Contract Product Liability 0 196 Franchise

360 Other Personal Iniurv

385 Property Damage Product Liability

861 862 863 864 865

HIA (13951'1)

Black Lung (923) DIWC/DlWW (405(g))

Exchange 875 Customcr Challenge 12 USC 3410
890 Other StatutOlY Actions

ssm Title XVI
RSI (405(0))

REAL PROPERTY

CIVILRIGHTS
441 Voting
442 Employment
443 Housing/

PRISONER PETITIONS
510 Motions to Vacate Sentence
Habeas Corpus: 530 General
535 Death Penalty

FEDERAL TAX SUITS

891 Agricultural Acts 892 Economic Stabilization Act
893 Environmental Mattcrs

o 2\ 0 Land Condemnation
0 220 Foreclosure

0 870 Taxes (U. S.

Plaintiff

0230RentLeaSe&Ejectment
0 240 Torts to Land

or Defendant) 0 871 IRS-ThirdPmty

894 Energy Allocation Ae
895 Freedom of InfOlmation

Accommodations
444 Welfare 445 Amer. w/Disabilities -

26 USC 7609

0245TOltProductLiahility
o 290 All Other Real Property

V. ORIGIN
g) 1

Original Proceedin

o20
440 Other Civil Rights
(Place an "X" in One Box Only)

Employment 446 Amer. w/Disabilities Other

540 Mandamus & Other 550 Civil Rights 555 Prison Condition

900Appeal of Fee Determination Under Equal Access to Justice 950 Constituionality of
State Statutes

Removed from Remanded from Reinstated or State COUl1 ellate Court Reo ened
. qi

tatnte under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):

3 0 4 s Jeci
DEMAND $
DOCKET

Transferred from 0 6 another district Multidistrict
Liti ation

o7

Appeal to District Judge from Magistrate
Jud ment

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION

Brief description of cause:

Maritime salvage action
CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:

o CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION VII. REQUESTED IN UNDER F. C.P. 23 COMPLAINT: VII. RELATED CASE(S) (See instructions): JUDGE IF ANY
DATE

JURY DEMAND: 0
NUMBER

Yes 0

04/09/2007
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
RECEIPT #
JUDGE

AMOUNT

APPLYING IFP

MAG. JUDGE

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