In Re: The Matter of the Petition of Eula B. Devall, LLC

Filing 49

ORDER and REASONS - IT IS ORDERED that the instant action be and hereby is STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED pending the completion of the related state court litigation, as stated within document. Signed by Chief Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt on 11/9/2016.(cbs)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
IN THE MATTER OF THE
PETITION OF EULA B. DEVALL, L.L.C.,
AS OWNER OF M/V EULA B. DEVALL,
AND HER ENGINES, TACKLE,
APPURTENANCES, FURNITURE, ETC.,
PRAYING FOR EXONERATION FROM
OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

No. 15-5020

SECTION “N” (4)

ORDER AND REASONS
The Court's September 28, 2016 Order and Reasons lifted the litigation stay
previously imposed in order to allow the parties to "prosecute their claims in the state court action
to judgment in regards to liability and damages, while properly reserving to this Court its exclusive
jurisdiction over matters involving the right to limitation of liability and the adequacy and scope of
the limitation fund." See Rec. Docs. 22-1 and 42. Given the foregoing, IT IS FURTHER
ORDERED that the instant action be and hereby is STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY
CLOSED pending the completion of the related state court litigation.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 9th day of November 2016.

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KURT D. ENGELHARDT
United States District Judge