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· 1/24/2005

Fathom Exploration, LLC v. the Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel or Vessels

Citations

  • 352 F. Supp. 2d 1218
  • 2005 A.M.C. 669
  • 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1069
  • 2005 WL 147453

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  • explaining that it was the arrest warrant that first gave the state notice that a shipwreck had been found within the state’s territorial waters
  • explaining that it was the arrest warrant that first gave the state notice that a shipwreck had been found within the state’s territorial waters
  • explaining that the Eleventh Amendment does not bar a federal court from determining salvage rights so long as the state is not in actual possession of the res
  • discussing the importance of retaining federal jurisdiction over admiralty claims in the first instance in order to encourage and protect salvage operations
  • granting a motion for a more definite statement regarding the specifics of a shipwreck in order to determine, in part, if the vessel was within the state’s territorial waters
  • granting a motion for a more definite statement regarding the specifics of a shipwreck in order to determine, in part, if the vessel was within the state’s territorial waters

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Judges: Steele

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