Golden Eye 2000, LLC

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaNovember 26, 20194:19-cv-03402-HSGCalifornia287 words

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 IN THE MATTER OF GOLDEN EYE Case No. 19-cv-03402-HSG 2000, LLC 8 ORDER DIRECTING THE PARTIES

TO FILE A REVISED STIPULATION

? AND PROPOSED ORDER 10 11 12 On November 1, 2019, the Court issued an order granting Plaintiff-in-Limitation’s motion 5 13 || for default judgment and the parties’ joint stipulation to remand and stay the case. Dkt. No. 22. 14 || The Supreme Court has held that a district court in its discretion may dismiss a Limitation Act 3 15 || proceeding so that the parties can pursue the claims in state court, so long as the district court is a 16 || satisfied that “a vessel owner’s right to seek limitation will be protected.” Lewis v. Lewis & Clark 3 17 || Marine, Inc., 531 U.S. 438, 454 (2001). The Court held that because there was only a single 18 || claimant in this action, and because the parties made the necessary stipulations, the case could 19 || proceed in state court. Dkt. No. 22 at 3-4. 20 …

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