Legal Opinion
Optimum Shipping & Trading, S.A. v. Prestige Marine Services Pte. Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 15, 2009No. 08 Civ. 9533(JSR)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
JED S. RAKOFF, District Judge.
On February 26, 2009, the Court issued an Opinion and Order vacating the underlying Rule B maritime attachment in the above-captioned case. The Court held, in accordance with Second Circuit precedent, that a contract for the sale of a vessel does not properly give rise to maritime jurisdiction. See Optimum Shipping & Trading, S.A. v. Prestige Marine Services Pte. Ltd., No. 08 Civ. 9533, slip op., 2009 WL 497341 (S.D.N.Y. Feb.26, 2009). On March 6, 2009, plaintiff Optimum Shipping & Trading, S.A. (“Optimum”) sought an expedited appeal of the…
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