No. 18-1211

NuStar Energy Services, Inc. v. ING Bank N.V., et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-18
Status: Dismissed
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: authorized-agent cimla commercial-instruments commercial-instruments-and-maritime-liens-act contract-law contractual-relationships maritime-law maritime-lien maritime-liens necessaries statutory-interpretation vessel-necessaries vessel-owner
Key Terms:
Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a party that physically supplies a vessel with fuel or other necessaries possesses a statutory maritime lien where the vessel owner or its authorized agent ordered those necessaries and directed the supplier to provide them, regardless of contractual relationships between the vessel owner and intermediate parties

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED The Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens Act, 46 U.S.C. § 31342(a), affords a maritime lien against a vessel to any party that “provides necessaries to a vessel on the order of the owner or a person authorized by the owner.” The question presented is: Whether a party that physically supplies a vessel with fuel or other necessaries possesses a statutory maritime lien where the vessel owner or its authorized agent ordered those necessaries and directed the supplier to provide them, regardless of contractual relationships between the vessel owner and intermediate parties. (i)

Docket Entries

2019-10-17
Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
2019-09-30
Motion to dismiss under Rule 46.2 filed.
2019-07-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-09
Reply of petitioner NuStar Energy Services, Inc. filed.
2019-06-24
Brief of respondent ING Bank N.V. in opposition filed.
2019-06-24
Brief of respondents Cosco Haifa Maritime Ltd., et al. in opposition filed.
2019-05-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 24, 2019, for all respondents.
2019-05-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 28, 2019 to June 24, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-04-25
Response Requested. (Due May 28, 2019)
2019-04-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2019-04-09
Waiver of right of respondent ING Bank N.V. to respond filed.
2019-04-05
Waiver of right of respondents Cosco Haifa Maritime Ltd., Cosco Auckland Maritime Ltd., Coscon and Cosco Venice Maritime Ltd. to respond filed.
2019-03-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 17, 2019)

Attorneys

Cosco Haifa Maritime Ltd., Cosco Auckland Maritime Ltd., Coscon and Cosco Venice Maritime Ltd.
Gina Maria VeneziaFreehill Hogan & Mahar, LLP, Respondent
Gina Maria VeneziaFreehill Hogan & Mahar, LLP, Respondent
James L. RossFreehill Hogan & Maher, LLP, Respondent
James L. RossFreehill Hogan & Maher, LLP, Respondent
ING Bank N.V.
Bruce Gordon PaulsenSeward & Kissel LLP, Respondent
Bruce Gordon PaulsenSeward & Kissel LLP, Respondent
Bruce G. PaulsenSeward & Kissel, LLP, Respondent
Bruce G. PaulsenSeward & Kissel, LLP, Respondent
NuStar Energy Services, Inc.
Jonathan Saul FranklinNorton Rose Fulbright US, LLP, Petitioner
Jonathan Saul FranklinNorton Rose Fulbright US, LLP, Petitioner