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

Filing 94

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION IN ADMIRALTY ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNIDENTIFIED SHIPWRECKED VESSEL, its apparel, tackle, appurtenances and cargo located within center point coordinates (to be provided to the Court under seal), Defendant, in rem and THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, Claimant, _______________________________________/ Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), Claimant Kingdom of Spain gives notice of voluntary dismissal of its Verified Claim in this case (Dkt. 14), based on examination of evidence disclosed by plaintiff pursuant to Orders of the Court indicating that the res in this case is the Italian vessel Ancona. Claimant reserves the right to refile a Verified Claim, without waiver of its sovereign immunity and other jurisdictional defenses and immunities, in the event that any future information indicates an interest of Claimant in the vessel or its contents. Respectfully submitted on April 2, 2008, Case No. 8:07-cv-616-SDM-MAP

s/ James A. Goold_____________________ James A. Goold District of Columbia Bar #430315 Covington & Burling LLP 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] David C. Banker Florida Bar #352977 Bush Ross, PA 220 S. Franklin Street P.O. Box 3913 Tampa, Florida 33601-3913 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

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Certificate of Service I hereby certify that I caused the foregoing Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice to be served on Plaintiff's counsel, Allen von Spiegelfeld, Eric C. Thiel, and Melinda J. MacConnel via the Court's CM/ECF system on April 2, 2008. s/ James A. Goold____________ James A. Goold District of Colombia Bar 430315 Covington & Burling LLP 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

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