Hornbeck Offshore Services, L.L.C. v. Salazar et al

Filing 213

MOTION for Attorney Fees by Alpha Marine Services, L.L.C., Bee Mar - Bayou Bee LLC, Bee Mar - Bee Hive LLC, Bee Mar - Bee Sting LLC, Bee Mar - Bumble Bee LLC, Bee Mar - Busy Bee LLC, Bee Mar - Honey Bee LLC, Bee Mar - Queen Bee LLC, Bee Mar - Worker Bee LLC, Bee Mar Crews LLC, Bee Mar LLC, Bollinger Algiers, L.L.C., Bollinger Amelia Repair, LLC, Bollinger Calcasieu, LLC, Bollinger Fourchon, L.L.C., Bollinger Gretna, L.L.C., Bollinger Larose LLC, Bollinger Marine Fabricators, Inc., Bollinger Morgan City, L.L.C., Bollinger Quick Repair, L.L.C., Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C., Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Bollinger Texas City, LP, C-Innovation, L.L.C., C-Port 2 LLC, C-Port LLC, Clean Tank, LLC, Fourchon Heavy Lift, L.L.C., Gulf Ship, L.L.C., Hornbeck Offshore Services, L.L.C., Martin Holdings, LLC, Nautical Solutions LLC, Nautical Ventures, L.L.C., North American Fabricators, L.L.C., North American Shipbuilding, L.L.C., Offshore Support Services, L.L.C., Reel Pipe LLC, Sea Fluids, L.L.C., Tampa Ship, L.L.C.. Motion Hearing set for 1/5/2011 10:00 AM before Judge Martin L.C. Feldman. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Notice of Hearing)(Rosenblum, Carl)

Hornbeck Offshore Services, L.L.C. v. Salazar et al

Doc. 213

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, * L.L.C., Plaintiff * VERSUS * * KENNETH LEE "KEN" SALAZAR, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR; ROBERT "BOB" ABBEY, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ACTING DIRECTOR, MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE; AND MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, Defendants * * * * * * JUDGE FELDMAN * * * * * * * MAGISTRATE 2 MAGISTRATE WILKINSON CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-1663(F)(2)

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PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES NOW INTO COURT, through undersigned counsel, come Plaintiffs, Hornbeck Offshore Services, L.L.C., the Chouest Entities and the Bollinger Entities (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), which respectfully move this Court to enter an Order entitling Plaintiffs to recover their attorney's fees from Defendants. The grounds for Plaintiffs' motion, as set forth more fully in the accompanying memorandum, are that: (a) Defendants' flagrant and continuous disobedience

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of this Court's preliminary injunction order entitles Plaintiffs to reimbursement of their expenses ­ their significant attorney's fees ­ as compensation for Defendants' civil contempt, see, e.g., Wafenschmidt v. MacKay, 763 F.2d 711, 716 (5th Cir. 1985), cert. den'd, 474 U.S. 1056 (1986); Norman Bridge Drug Co. v. Banner, 529 F.2d 822 (5th Cir. 1976), and, in addition, (b) Defendants' bad faith tactics in this litigation authorize an attorney's fee award against Defendants pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(b). WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court grant their Motion for Recovery of Attorney's Fees.

Respectfully submitted,

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ARL D. ROSENBLUM, T.A. (2083) GRADY S. HURLEY (13913) ALIDA C. HAINKEL (24114) MARJORIE A. MCKEITHEN (21767) JONES, WALKER, WAECHTER, POITEVENT, CARRÈRE & DENÈGRE 201 St. Charles Avenue, 49th Floor New Orleans, Louisiana 70170 Telephone: [phone] - Fax: [phone] [e-mail] And JOHN F. COONEY (admitted Pro Hac Vice) Venable LLP 575 7th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Telephone: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Hornbeck Offshore Services, L.L.C., The Chouest Entities, and The Bollinger Entities.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the above and foregoing pleading has been served upon all parties by email or by using the CM/ECF system which will send a Notice of Electronic filing to all counsel of record, this 3rd day of December, 2010.

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