Great Lakes Exploration Group LLC v. Unidentified Wrecked and (For Salvage-Right Purposes), Abandoned Sailing Vessel, The

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MOTION to strike by intervenor parties Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries; (Piggush, James)

Great Lakes Exploration Group LLC v. Unidentified Wrecked and (For Sa...bandoned Sailing Vessel, The

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN Northern Division GREAT LAKES EXPLORATION GROUP LLC Plaintiff v. The Unidentified, Wrecked and (For Salvage-Right Purposes), Abandoned Sailing Vessel, her tackle, apparel, appurtenances, cargo, etc. located within a circle having a radius of 3.5 statute miles, whose center point is at coordinates 45° 32.8' North latitude and 86° 41.5' West longitude, In Rem Defendant. and MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, ARTS AND LIBRARIES AND MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Intervening Defendants ______________________________________________________________________________ James R. Piggush Richard Thomas Robol Assistant Attorney General Robol & Winkler LLC Environment, Natural Resources, 555 City Park Avenue and Agriculture Division Columbus, OH 43215 614/559-3846 P.O. Box 30755 Lansing, MI 48909 Roger W. Boer 517/373-7540 Roger W. Boer, LLC 161 Ottawa Avenue, NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616/235-3500 ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTION TO STRIKE Civil Action No. 1:04-CV-375 HON. ROBERT HOLMES BELL

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Now come Intervenors, Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries and the Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality, by their attorneys, Michael A. Cox, Attorney General and James R. Piggush, Assistant Attorney General, pursuant to W.D. Mich. L. Civ. R. 7.3(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)(1) and move to strike Plaintiff's "Reply in Support of Motion to Amend Protective Order," filed August 12, 2005, and the "Notice of Filing U.S. State Department Communication," attaching a communication from the State Department and a position statement from the French Ministry of Culture, neither of whom are parties or have requested any relief from this court, filed on August 16, 2005, for the reasons that such filings are not authorized under the court rules. Respectfully submitted, Michael A. Cox Attorney General /s/ James R. Piggush James R. Piggush (P29221) Assistant Attorney General Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division P.O. Box 30755 Lansing, MI 48909 517/373-7540 Dated: August 17, 2005
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