Kenneth Aaron Clewis v. M/V Invader, USCG No. 967695, in rem
District Court, S.D. Texas
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT September 17, 2026 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk GALVESTON DIVISION KENNETH AARON CLEWIS, § § Plaintiff. § § V. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:26-cv-00317 § M/V INVADER, USCG NO. 967695, in § rem, § § Defendant. § OPINION AND ORDER Pending before me is Plaintiff Kenneth Clewis’s motion to appoint his company, PCF Land & Water LLC, as substitute custodian of the M/V Invader, USCG No. 967695. See Dkt. 2. The motion is denied. “There is scant case law addressing the propriety of a party in the litigation also serving as the substitute custodian.” Mile 533…
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