Ventura Packers, Inc. v. F/V Jeanine Kathleen

305 F.3d 913 VENTURA PACKERS, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. F/V JEANINE KATHLEEN, Official No. 972086, her tackle, furniture & apparel in rem; F/V Rose Lee, Official No. 942678, her tackle, furniture & apparel in rem; F/V Talia, Official No. 973296, her tackle, furniture & apparel in rem, Defendants, and Roger L. Ingman; Jody K. Ingman; Rose Lee LLC; Dennis H. Eames; Andrea J. Eames, Claimants-Appellees. No. 00-56448. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 6, 2002. Filed September 11, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Denise A. Brogna, Lascher & Lascher, Ventura, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Carolyn J. Shields, Bailey & Partners, Santa Monica, CA, for the claimants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Audrey B. Collins, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-98-09916-ABC. Before TROTT, THOMAS, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges. OPINION TROTT, Circuit Judge: 1 Ventura Packers, Inc. ("Ventura Packers") sued in rem three fishing vessels, the F/V Jeanine Kathleen, the F/V Rose Lee, and the F/V Talia ("the Ships"), to enforce a necessaries lien. On…