UNITED STATES

DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

LAKE CHARLES DIVISION

IN RE: SETTOON

CONSTRUCTION, INC., AS OWNER OF THE M/V AMBRE LYNN

SETTOON AND THE BARGE MIDNIGHT GATOR PRAY FOR EXONERATION FROM AND/OR

LIMITATION OF

LIABILITY

NUMBER

CIVIL ACTION

SECTION

NOTICE OF

COMPLAINT FOR EXONERATION

FROM AND/OR

LIMITATION OF

LIABILITY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Settoon Construction, Inc., as owner of the M/V AMBRE LYNN SETTOON and the barge MIDNIGHT GATOR, has filed a Complaint pursuant to Title 46 of the United States Code, 30505, et seq., claiming the right to exoneration from and/or limitation of liability with respect to all claims allegedly resulting from an incident which occurred on or around December 1, 2023, all as is more fully set forth in the Complaint.

All persons asserting claims with respect to which the Complainants seek limitation are admonished to file their respective claims with the Clerk of this Court and to serve a copy on the attorneys for the Complainants, Staines, Eppling & Kenney, LLC, Anthony J. Staines, 3500 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 820, Metairie, Louisiana 70002, a copy thereof, on or before the 24th day of January, 2025, or be defaulted. Personal attendance is not required.

Any claimant desiring to contest either the right to exoneration from, or the right to limitation of liability, shall file and serve an answer and claims to the Complaint, unless his or her claim has included an answer, all as is required by Rule F of the Supplemental Rules of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure governing certain Admiralty and Maritime claims.

Lake Charles, Louisiana, this 24 day of July, 2024.

DEPUTY CLERK

OF COURT

UNITED STATES

DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

LAKE CHARLES DIVISION

611 BROAD STREET

LAKE CHARLES,

LA 70601

Respectfully submitted;

STAINES, EPPLING & KENNEY

/s/ Anthony J. Staines

ANTHONY J. STAINES (#12388)

COREY P. PARENTON (#32918)

JEFFREY G. LAGARDE (#31823)

3500 North Causeway Boulevard

Suite 820

Metairie,

Louisiana 70002

Telephone:

(504) 838-0019

Facsimile:

(504) 838-0043

Emails:

tony@seklaw.com

corey@seklaw.com

jeff@seklaw.com

Counsel for Settoon Construction, Inc.

and the M/V AMBRE LYNN SETTOON

and the barge

MIDNIGHT GATOR, in rem

Sept 6, 10, 17, 24 4t

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