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

Filing 7

CONSENT and indemnification agreement for appointment of substitute custodian.. (Von Spiegelfeld, Allen)

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

Doc. 7

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INe.

Plaintiff

: CIVIL ACTION

: Case No. : 8:08-cv-Ol045-RAL-MAP

THE UNIDENTIFIED, WRECKED AND (FOR FINDERS-RIGHT PURPOSES) ABANDONED SAILING VESSEL , if any, its apparel , tackle appurtenances and cargo located within center point coordinates: to be provided to the Court under seal at the Court' s request
in rem

Defendant(s).

CONSENT AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIAN
Plaintiff, Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. , by and through its undersigned attorneys
and as the proposed Substitute Custodian, hereby expressly releases the U. S. Marshal for this
District , and the U. S. Marshal' s Service, from any and all liability and responsibility for the

care and custody of the Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel, its apparel, tackle, appurtenances

and cargo located within the English Channel at a depth of less than 200 meters and for all
artifacts recovered therefrom while in the hands of the Substitute Custodian, Odyssey Marine
Exploration , Inc.

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Plaintiff and Substitute Custodian, Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. , also expressly

agrees to hold the U.S. Marshal for this District and the U.S. Marshal's

Service harmless

from any and all claims whatsoever arising during the period of the substitute custodianship.

As counsel of record in this action, the undersigned attorney represents that he has

been expressly

authorized by the

Plaintiff to sign this Consent and Indemnification

Agreement for, and on behalf of the Plaintiff.

SIGNED this 19th day of June, 2008 , at Tampa, Florida.

sf Allen von Spiegelfe1d Allen von Spiegelfeld - FBN 256803 avonsp fowlerwhite. com Eric e. Thiel - FBN 016267 ethiel fow lerwhite. com FOWLER WHITE BOGGS BANKER P. O. Box 1438 Tampa , Florida 33601 [phone]
Facsimile: (813) 229- 8313

Melinda J. MacConnel - FBN 871151 Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. 5215 West Laurel Street Tampa , FL 33607 (813) 876- 1776 , ext. 2240 Fax: [phone] mmacconnel shipwreck. net

Attorneys for Plaintiff

40256028(33C)