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NuStar Energy Services Inc. v. ING Bank N.V.

Petition for certiorari dismissed pursuant to Rule 46 on October 17, 2019

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Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-1224 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether a party that physically supplies a vessel with fuel or other necessaries possesses a statutory maritime lien when the vessel owner or its authorized agent ordered those necessaries and directed the supplier to provide them, regardless of contractual relationships between the vessel owner and intermediate parties.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/18/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 19, 2019)
04/05/2019Waiver of right of respondent Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd. to respond filed.
04/05/2019Waiver of right of respondent Nippon Kaisha Line Limited to respond filed.
04/09/2019Waiver of right of respondent ING Bank N.V. to respond filed.
04/10/2019Waiver of right of respondent O.W. Bunker USA, Inc. to respond filed.
04/23/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
04/24/2019Response Requested. (Due May 24, 2019)
05/08/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 24, 2019 to June 24, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
05/14/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 24, 2019, for all respondents.
05/30/2019Letter of May 21, 2019 from counsel for respondent Clearlake Shipping Pte. Ltd, received.
06/05/2019Letter of May 29, 2019 from counsel for respondent Nippon Kaisha Line Limited received.
06/24/2019Brief of respondents ING Bank N.V. and O.W. Bunker USA Inc. in opposition filed.
07/09/2019Reply of petitioner NuStar Energy Services, Inc. filed.
07/10/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
09/30/2019Motion to dismiss under Rule 46.2 filed.
10/17/2019Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.