No. 24-360
Sikousis Legacy, Inc., et al. v. B-Gas Limited, aka Bepalo LPG Shipping Ltd., et al.
Response Waived
Tags: admiralty-jurisdiction attachment-case equitable-principles judicial-discretion maritime-law property-seizure
Latest Conference:
2024-11-22
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a court exercising jurisdiction in an admiralty attachment case, whereby it must decide the ownership of the property seized based on the equitable principles referred to in Swift & Co. Packers v. Compania Colombiana Del Caribe, S. A., 339 U.S. 684 (1950), may apply hard-and-fast rules that limit or curtail its this issue?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a court exercising jurisdiction in an admiralty attachment case may apply hard-and-fast rules that limit or curtail its equitable discretion based on Swift & Co. Packers v. Compania Colombiana Del Caribe principles
Docket Entries
2024-11-25
Petition DENIED.
2024-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024.
2024-10-07
Waiver of right of respondent Bergshav Aframax, Ltd. to respond filed.
2024-10-03
Waiver of right of respondent Bergshav Aframax, Ltd. to respond filed.
2024-09-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 31, 2024)
2024-07-19
Application (24A62) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 27, 2024.
2024-07-16
Application (24A62) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 30, 2024 to September 27, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
Bergshav Aframax, Ltd.
Keith B. Letourneau — Blank Rome LLP, Respondent
Sikousis Legacy, Inc., et al.
George Angelo Gaitas — Gaitas & Chalos, P.C., Petitioner