FLAME S.A. v. INDUSTRIAL CARRIERS, INC. et al
Plaintiff: FLAME S.A.
Defendant: VISTA SHIPPING, INC., INDUSTRIAL CARRIERS, INC. and FREIGHT BULK PTE. LTD.
Intervenor_plaintiff: Glory Wealth Shipping Pte Ltd.
Case Number: 2:2013cv00658
Filed: November 22, 2013
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Office: Norfolk Office
County: Norfolk City
Presiding Judge: Robert G. Doumar
Presiding Judge: Lawrence R. Leonard
Nature of Suit: Marine
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1333
Jury Demanded By: None

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December 16, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 608 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: Pursuant to this Court's previous Order awarding Glory Wealth its reasonable expenses incurred in connection with its Motion to Compel, ECF No. 209, Glory Wealth is AWARDED attorneys' fees in the amount of & #036;8,400.00 against FBP. Pursuant to this Court's Order awarding Glory Wealth its reasonable expenses incurred in connection with its Motion for Sanctions, Glory Wealth is AWARDED attorneys' fees in the amount of $19,797.00 against both FBP and its counsel. It is so ORDERED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard and filed on 12/16/14. Copies distributed to all parties 12/16/14.(ldab, )
October 22, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 570 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Granting 428 Motion for Attorney Fees. Having found that Flame is entitled to its reasonable expenses incurred resulting from FBP's violation of the Court's Discovery Order, and having found that those ex penses properly include attorneys' lees for all of the 131 hours requested at the hourly rates requested. Flame's Second Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees, ECF No. 428. is GRANTED, and Flame is awarded reasonable attorneys' fees in the amount of $39,318.50 against both FBP and its counsel. It is so ORDERED.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard and filed on 10/22/14. Copies distributed to all parties 10/22/14. (ldab, )
September 25, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 498 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER re: 385 First MOTION for Attorney Fees for Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs by FLAME S.A.. Plaintiff Flame's Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs, ECF No. 385, is GRANTED IN PART, and Flame is awarded reasonable attorneys' fees in the amount of $10,000. It is so ORDERED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard and filed on 9/25/14. Copies distributed to all parties 9/26/14.(ldab, )
September 19, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 489 MEMORANDUM OPINION - CONCLUSION: For the reasons herein, the Court FINDS that: 1) ICI, Vista, FBP, and Viktor Baranskiy are alter egos of each other and 2) ICI fraudulently transferred its assets as well as the charter of the HARMONY FALCON t o Vista. ICI, Vista, FBP, and Viktor Baranskiy are therefore are jointly and severally liable up to the value of the CAPE VIEWER to Flame and Glory Wealth. A separate Judgment in accordance with Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will issue. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by District Judge Robert G. Doumar and filed on 9/19/14. Copies distributed to all counsel of record 9/19/14.(ldab, )
August 22, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 420 ORDER re 349 MOTION for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint and for Joinder of Additional Parties filed by FLAME S.A.. The Court DENIED Flame's Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint and for Joinder of Additional Parties. ECF No. 349. Signed by District Judge Robert G. Doumar on 8/21/14 and filed 8/22/14. Copies distributed to all parties 8/22/14. (ldab, )
August 21, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 415 MEMORANDUM OPINION Denying re 361 MOTION and Supporting Brief under Rule 43 F.R.Civ.P. to permit Victor Baransky to testify in open court by contemporaneous transmission from Odessa, Ukraine filed by FREIGHT BULK PTE. LTD... Signed by District Judge Robert G. Doumar and filed on 8/21/14. Copies distributed to all parties 8/21/14.(ldab, )
August 8, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 377 ORDER granting in part and denying in part 323 Motion for Sanctions; granting in part and denying in part 326 Motion for Sanctions. Plaintiff Glory Wealth's motion for sanctions and for reconsideration of the discovery order, ECF No. 3 23, is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, in that the Court awards sanctions but denies reconsideration. Plaintiff Flame's motion for sanctions and for reconsideration of the discovery order, ECF No. 326, is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, in that the Court awards sanctions but denies reconsideration.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard and filed on 8/8/14. Copies distributed to all parties 8/8/14. (ldab, )
July 17, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 330 OPINION AND ORDER denying 266 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and Supporting Brief. (See Order and Footnotes for Specifics). Copies distributed as directed. Signed by District Judge Robert G. Doumar and filed on 7/17/2014. (bgra)
June 24, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 292 OPINION & ORDER granting in part and denying in part 275 Motion to Strike. CONCLUSION: For the reasons above, the Court: 1) DENIES IN PART Flame's Motion and does not strike FBP's first, third, and eighth affirmative defenses; 2) GR ANTS IN PART Flame's Motion and STRIKES FBP's sixth and seventh affirmative defenses; and 3) PROVIDES FBP LEAVE TO AMEND the stricken affirmative defenses. With trial fast approaching, FBP has until noon on Monday, June 30, 2014 to amend these stricken affirmative defenses to meet the standard articulated herein. Signed by District Judge Robert G. Doumar and filed on 6/24/14. Copies distributed to all Counsel of Record 6/24/14. (ldab, )
May 20, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 249 OPINION & ORDER denying (40) Motion to Vacate ; denying (103) Motion to Vacate ; denying (103) Motion to Dismiss; denying (105) Motion to Vacate ; denying (105) Motion to Dismiss in case 2:13-cv-00658-RGD-LRL. The Court DENIES both FBP's Motion to Vacate, Motion to Dismiss Flame's Amended Complaint, ECF No. 103, and FBP's Motion to Vacate, Motion to Dismiss Glory Wealth's Amended Complaint. ECF No. 105. The Court also DENIES FBP's earlier Motion to Vacate Attachment as moot. ECF No. 40.. Signed by District Judge Robert G. Doumar and filed on 5/20/14. Copies distributed to all parties 5/20/14. Associated Cases: 2:13-cv-00658-RGD-LRL, 2:13-cv-00704-RGD-LRL(ldab, )
April 23, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 192 OPINION & ORDER - the Court finds nothing clearly erroneous or contrary to law in Judge Leonard's ruling. The Court therefore OVERRULES FBP's Objections to Magistrate Judge Leonard's order. Signed by District Judge Robert G. Doumar on 4/23/14. (afar)
January 10, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 57 OPINION AND ORDER - Denying 11 Motion to Vacate 11 Emergency MOTION to Vacate 7 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief . The Court, therefore, FINDS that it does have admiralty jurisdiction in this case and DENIES FBP' s Motion to Vacate, ECF No. 11, as to the question of admiralty jurisdiction. The Court withholds ruling on the additional question of Flame's pleading that FBP is the corporate alter ego of ICI. However, considering the complexities and unce rtainties involved in this case and the importance of clarifying the procedural issues presented, the Court CERTIFIES this matter for expedited appeal to the Fourth Circuit. The Court further recommends that the parties are able to present an appeal on the existing record and that there may be no need for oral argument. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by District Judge Robert G. Doumar and filed on 1/10/13. Copies distributed to all Counsel of Record 1/10/14. (ldab, )
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Defendant: FREIGHT BULK PTE. LTD.
Represented By: Patrick Michael Brogan
Represented By: George Michael Chalos
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Plaintiff: FLAME S.A.
Represented By: William Robert Bennett, III
Represented By: Steven Michael Stancliff
Represented By: Lauren Brooke Wilgus
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Glory Wealth Shipping Pte Ltd.
Represented By: Michelle Theresa Hess
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