Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel
Filing
45
MOTION for leave to file Reply to Claimant Kingdom of Spain's Opposition to Motion for Protective Order by Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.. (Von Spiegelfeld, Allen)
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel
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Case 8:07-cv-00616-SDM-MAP
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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: 8:07-CV-00616- 23MAP
THE UNIDENTIFIED, SHIPWRECKED VESSEL if any, its apparel, tackle, appurtenances and cargo located within a five mile radius of the center point coordinates provided to the Court under seal
Defendant; in rem
and
The Kingdom of Spain
Claimant.
PLAINTIFF' S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A REPLY TO CLAIMANT KINGDOM OF SPAIN' OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF' S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
COMES NOW
Plaintiff
ODYSSEY MARINE
counsel ,
EXPLORATION
INe.
ODYSSEY" ), by and through undersigned
and pursuant to Local Rules 3.01(c)
and (d), hereby moves this Honorable Court for leave to file a reply of no more than five (5)
pages to Claimant THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN' s ("SPAIN")
Opposition to
Plaintiffs
Motion for Protective Order. In support of this Motion , Plaintiff states:
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Plaintiff filed a Motion for Protective Order Regarding Preliminary Site
Assessment on August 6 , 2007,
(Dkt. 43).
(Dkts. 27, 30), and Claimant SPAIN responded in opposition
No other brief or other legal memorandum pertaining to ODYSSEY' s Motion
for Protective Order Regarding Preliminary Site Assessment ("PSA") is permitted without
the permission ofthis Court.
See Local Rule 3. 0 1 (c).
Although Odyssey has volunteered the PSA in an attempt to be cooperative
and forthcoming, SPAIN' S opposition to the Protective Order calls into question its true
intentions with respect to the
Defendant Site and renders the Protective Order even more
crucial.
SP AIN' s
opposition to Plaintiffs
Motion for Protective Order raises certain
facts and issues that are unique to SPAIN' s
status as a foreign
state and which were not
raised or addressed in ODYSSEY' s Motion. Namely, SPAIN argues that ODYSSEY'
proposed Order interferes with the exercise of a foreign
nation
s governental functions.
ODYSSEY seeks to rebut SPAIN' s contentions as a matter of fact and law.
ODYSSEY respectfully requests this Court to
permit it to file a
reply
memorandum to address the issues raised by SPAIN concerning their status as a foreign
governent and to respond to factual and legal assertions ODYSSEY feels it is necessary to
controvert. Plaintiff wil limit the reply to no more than five (5) pages.
WHEREFORE , Plaintiff Odyssey Marne Exploration, Inc. respectfully requests this
Honorable Court to grants its motion for leave to file a reply to Claimant The Kingdom of
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Spain s Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for Protective Order Regarding Preliminary Site
Assessment.
CERTIFICATE UNDER LOCAL RULE 3.01h!)
Pursuant to Local Rule 3. 01(g), undersigned counsel certifies that he has conferred
with counsel for Claimant, The Kingdom of Spain, in a good faith effort to resolve the issues
by this Motion, and counsel were unable to agree on the resolution of the same.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on September 25 2007 , I electronically filed the foregoing
with the Clerk of the Court by using the CM/ECF
system which wil send a
notice of
Covington & Burling LLP, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. , Washington, DC 20004; and David C. Banker, Bush Ross P. , 220 S. Franklin Street P. O. Box 3913 , Tampa, FL 33601 Attorneysfor Claimant, Kingdom of Spain.
electronic fiing to James A. Goold,
Allen von Spiegelfeld Allen von Spiegelfeld - FBN 256803 avonsp fowlerwhite. com Eric C. Thiel- FBN 016267 ethiel fowlerwhite. com FOWLER WHITE BOGGS BANKER P. O. Box 1438 Tampa , Florida 33601 (813) 228-7411
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Facsimile: (813) 229- 8313
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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