Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Sailing Vessel

Filing 142

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Sailing Vessel

Doc. 142

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
UNITED STATES AVIATION UNDERWRITERS, INC. Plaintiff, v. W.M. AVIATION, LLC TRICOR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Defendants. _____________________________________ Case No. 6:09-cv-1184-Orl-28KRS

ORDER ON INTERESTED PERSONS AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE
This Court makes an active effort to review each case in order to identify parties and interested corporations in which the assigned District Judge or Magistrate Judge may have an interest, as well as for other matters that might require consideration of recusal. It is therefore ORDERED that, within eleven days1 from the date of this order (or from the date of subsequent first appearance2 in this action), each party, pro se party, governmental party, intervenor, non-party movant, and Rule 69 garnishee shall file and serve a CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS
AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

substantially in the following form:

1 Intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and specified legal holidays are included in the computation of periods of eleven days or more. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a). If this order was served by mail, add three days to the prescribed period. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(e). Service by facsimile constitutes a method of hand delivery for the purpose of computing the time within which any response is required. Local Rule 1.07(c). 2

Every pleading or paper filed constitutes a general appearance of the party unless otherwise specified. Local Rule 2.03(a).

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[CAPTION OF CASE]
CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

I hereby disclose the following pursuant to this Court's Order on Interested Persons And Corporate Disclosure Statement: 1.) the name of each person, attorney, association of persons, firm, law firm, partnership, and corporation that has or may have an interest in a party to this action or in the outcome of this action, including subsidiaries, conglomerates, affiliates, parent corporations, publicly-traded companies that own 10% or more of a party's stock, and all other identifiable legal entities related to a party:3 [insert list] 2.) the name of every other entity whose publicly-traded stock, equity, or debt may be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceedings:4 [insert list] 3.) the name of every other entity which is likely to be an active participant in the proceedings, including the debtor and members of the creditors' committee (or if no creditors' committee the 20 largest unsecured creditors):5 [insert list] 4.) the name of each victim (individual and corporate), including every person who may be entitled to restitution:6 [insert list] 5.) Check one of the following:

a. I certify that I am unaware of any actual or potential conflict of interest involving the District Judge and Magistrate Judge assigned to this case and will immediately notify the Court in writing upon learning of any such conflict. -orb. I certify that I am aware of a conflict or basis of recusal of the District Judge or Magistrate Judge as follows: (explain) [Date] [Certificate of Service] [Counsel of Record or Pro Se Party] [Address and Telephone]

This disclosure is to be given in all cases. A party should not routinely list an assigned District Judge or Magistrate Judge as an "interested person" absent some non-judicial interest.
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This disclosure is to be given in all cases. This disclosure is to be given in bankruptcy cases. This disclosure is to be given in criminal and civil cases.

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It is FURTHER ORDERED that no party may seek discovery from any source before filing and serving a CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. A motion, memorandum, response, or other paper -- including emergency motion -- may be denied or stricken unless the filing party has previously filed and served a CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.

Conflicts Disclosure
The undersigned Judge and Magistrate Judges have placed on www.flmd.uscourts.gov (click on"Chambers", then click on the name of the Judge, e.g., "Honorable John Antoon II", then click on "Interest List") a list of investments, of which the Judge is aware, owned by family members of such Judge or by the Judge or the Magistrate Judge . This information is provided so that participants in this case will be able to advise the Court if there is any actual or apparent conflict of interest in the assignment of this case. This information is not to be used for any other purpose. It is anticipated that this list will be updated regularly. In addition to viewing the list on www.flmd.uscourts.gov, any party, counsel, or movant appearing in a case assigned to the undersigned Judge or the Magistrate Judge may view a copy of the list at the Clerk's office in Orlando, Florida.7 It is FURTHER ORDERED that each party has a continuing obligation to file and serve an amended CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT within eleven days of discovering any ground for amendment, for conflict of interest, for recusal, or for disqualification of the judicial officer.

Attention is directed to the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, published in Title 5 of the United States Code Annotated, Appendix 4, Sections 101-112, for information concerning the procedure for obtaining copies of the Financial Disclosure Report, and to II Guide to Judiciary Policies and Procedures, Codes of Conduct for Judges and Judicial Employees, ch. I, Code of Conduct for United States Judges, Canon 3 and ch. V, Compendium of Selected Opinions, §3.1 (Administrative Office of the United States Courts 1999) for further information on recusable and non-recusable interests.

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Therefore, it is FURTHER ORDERED that, in order to assist the Court in determining when a conflict of interest may exist, each party shall use the full caption of this case, including the names of all parties and intervenors, on all motions, memoranda, papers, and proposed orders submitted to the Clerk. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 10 (a); Local Rule 1.05 (b) ("et al." discouraged). JOHN ANTOON II John Antoon II United States District Judge DAVID A. BAKER David A. Baker United States Magistrate Judge KARLA R. SPAULDING Karla R. Spaulding United States Magistrate Judge July 31, 2009 Copies to: All Counsel of Record All Pro Se Parties GREGORY J. KELLY Gregory J. Kelly United States Magistrate Judge

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