In Re: The Matter of the Petition of Eula B. Devall, LLC, No. 2:2015cv05020 - Document 49 (E.D. La. 2016)

Court Description: ORDER and REASONS - IT IS ORDERED that the instant action be and hereby is STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED pending the completion of the related state court litigation, as stated within document. Signed by Chief Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt on 11/9/2016.(cbs)

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In Re: The Matter of the Petition of Eula B. Devall, LLC Doc. 49 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF EULA B. DEVALL, L.L.C., AS OWNER OF M/V EULA B. DEVALL, AND HER ENGINES, TACKLE, APPURTENANCES, FURNITURE, ETC., PRAYING FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY No. 15-5020 SECTION ā€œNā€ (4) ORDER AND REASONS The Court's September 28, 2016 Order and Reasons lifted the litigation stay previously imposed in order to allow the parties to "prosecute their claims in the state court action to judgment in regards to liability and damages, while properly reserving to this Court its exclusive jurisdiction over matters involving the right to limitation of liability and the adequacy and scope of the limitation fund." See Rec. Docs. 22-1 and 42. Given the foregoing, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the instant action be and hereby is STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED pending the completion of the related state court litigation. New Orleans, Louisiana, this 9th day of November 2016. _________________________________ KURT D. ENGELHARDT United States District Judge Dockets.Justia.com

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