Clipper Shipping Co. v. Unimarine Bulk Transport, Inc.

RULING ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GARNISHEE NAVIOS CORPORATION’S CROSS MOTION FOR AN ORDER VACATING ORDERS OF ATTACHMENT AND ISSUANCE OF PROCESS

JOSÉ A. CABRANES, District Judge:

This is a factually complex case arising within the admiralty jurisdiction of the federal courts. It involves application of Rule B of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rule B”). The particular question presented is whether freight due by the terms of a charter party upon the surrender of bills of lading may be garnished before…