Case title: USA v. DST Shipping, Inc |
Date Filed: 12/29/2004 Date Terminated: 02/28/2005 |
| Assigned to: Judge Florence-Marie Cooper | ||
Defendant (1) |
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DST Shipping, Inc
TERMINATED: 02/28/2005 |
represented by | George M Chalos
George M Cahlos Law Offices 366 Main Street Port Washington, NY 11050 516-767-3600 TERMINATED: 02/28/2005 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Designation: Retained Gregory Nicolaysen Gregory Nicolaysen Law Offices 27240 Turnberry Lane Suite 200 Valencia, CA 91355 818-970-7247 Fax: 818-998-8427 Email: gregnicolaysen@aol.com TERMINATED: 02/28/2005 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Designation: Retained Michael G Chalos Michael G Chalos Law Offices 366 Main Street Port Washington, NY 11050 516-766-3600 TERMINATED: 02/28/2005 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Designation: Retained |
Pending Counts |
Disposition |
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| 18:1512(c)(1); 18:2(b) - OBSTRUCTION OF PROCEEDINGS (1) |
Placed on Orgainzational Probation on counts 1 & 2 of the Information for 4 years. Fine of One Million Dollars as to counts 1 & 2. Special Assessment of $800. | |
| 33:1908(a);
33 C.F.R, Section 151.25(a), (d), and (h); 18:2(b) - FAILURE TO
MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE OIL RECORD BOOK; CAUSING AN ACT TO BE DONE (2) |
Placed on Orgainzational Probation on counts 1 & 2 of the Information for 4 years. Fine of One Million Dollars as to counts 1 & 2. Special Assessment of $800. | |
Highest Offense Level (Opening) |
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| Felony | ||
Terminated Counts |
Disposition |
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| None | ||
Highest Offense Level (Terminated) |
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| None | ||
Complaints |
Disposition |
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| None |
Plaintiff |
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| USA | represented by | William Wesley Carter
Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP 624 South Grand Avenue Suite 2100 Los Angeles, CA 90017 213-629-7863 Email: w.carter@mpglaw.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
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| 12/29/2004 | 1 | INFORMATION filed against DST Shipping, Inc (1) count(s) 1, 2 filed by AUSA William Carter. Offense occurred in LA. (sv) (Entered: 12/29/2004) |
| 12/29/2004 | 2 | CASE SUMMARY filed by AUSA William Carter, attorney for USA, as to DST Shipping, Inc. (sv) (Entered: 12/29/2004) |
| 12/29/2004 | 3 | MEMORANDUM filed by USA as to DST Shipping, Inc seeking authority for an investigative action and being filed on (date not indicated), does not relate to, a mtr pending in the Narcotic Section of the US Atty's Ofc before the date on which Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Walsh resigned his appt in that ofc; or was personally involved or on which he was personally consulted while employed in the US Atty's Ofc. (sv) (Entered: 12/29/2004) |
| 12/29/2004 | 4 | MEMORANDUM filed by USA as to DST Shipping, Inc seeking authority for an investigative action and being filed on (date not indicated), does not relate to, a mtr pending in the US Atty's Ofc before the date on which Magistrate Judge Jennifer T. Lum resigned his appt in that ofc; or was personally involved or on which he was personally consulted while employed in the US Atty's Ofc. (sv) (Entered: 12/29/2004) |
| 12/29/2004 | 5 | MEMORANDUM filed by USA as to DST Shipping, Inc seeking authority for an investigative action and being filed on (date not indicated), does not relate to, a mtr pending in the US Atty's Ofc before the date on which Magistrate Judge Stephen G. Larson resigned his appt in that ofc; or was personally involved or on which he was personally consulted while employed in the US Atty's Ofc. (sv) (Entered: 12/29/2004) |
| 12/29/2004 | 6 | MEMORANDUM filed by USA as to DST Shipping, Inc seeking authority for an investigative action and being filed on (date not indicated), does not relate to, a mtr pending in the Narcotic Section of the US Atty's Ofc before April 20, 1999, the date on which Magistrate Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson resigned his appt in that ofc; or was personally involved or on which he was personally consulted while employed in the US Atty's Ofc. (sv) (Entered: 12/29/2004) |
| 12/29/2004 | 7 | MEMORANDUM filed by USA as to DST Shipping, Inc. This criminal action, being filed on 12/29/04, was not pending in the U.S. Attorney's Office before 12/22/04, the date on which U.S. District Judge Nora M. Manella began receiving criminal matters. (sv) (Entered: 12/29/2004) |
| 12/29/2004 | 8 | MEMORANDUM filed by USA as to DST Shipping, Inc. This criminal action, being filed on 12/29/04, was not pending in the U.S. Attorney's Office before 11/2/92, the date on which U.S. District Judge Lourdes G. Baird began receiving criminal matters. (sv) (Entered: 12/29/2004) |
| 01/06/2005 | 9 | NOTICE RELATED CRIMINAL CASE filed by USA as to DST Shipping, Inc. Low number case: CR 04-1608-FMC. (ca) (Entered: 01/06/2005) |
| 01/10/2005 | 10 | PLEA AGREEMENT filed by USA as to DST Shipping, Inc (ca) (Entered: 01/11/2005) |
| 01/18/2005 | 11 | MINUTES OF POST-INDICTMENT ARRAIGNMENT HEARING held before Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick as to DST Shipping, Inc : Case Assignined to Judge Dale S. Fischer . DST Shipping, Inc (1) count(s) 1, 2 arraigned and states true name as charged. Gregory Nicolaysen, S/A for Michael Chalos Y as representative ot the corporation Retained-Present. First appearance of DST Shipping, Inc entered. Case is continued for trial at 8:30 am on 1/24/05. Recorder: NA (dmap) (Entered: 01/19/2005) |
| 01/18/2005 | 12 | STATEMENT OF DEFENDANT'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS filed as to DST Shipping, Inc (dmap) (Entered: 01/19/2005) |
| 01/18/2005 | 13 | DESIGNATION AND APPEARANCE of Counsel for DST Shipping, Inc (dmap) (Entered: 01/19/2005) |
| 01/18/2005 | 14 | WAIVER OF INDICTMENT filed as to DST Shipping, Inc. Approved by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick. (dmap) (Entered: 01/19/2005) |
| 01/19/2005 | 15 | ORDER RE TRANSFER PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 224 (Related Case) filed as to DST Shipping, Inc . ( Related Case No.: CR 04-1608 FMC) Case transferred from Judge Dale S. Fischer to Judge Florence-Marie Cooper for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the reassigned Judge, ( CR 04-1728 FMC). (rn) (Entered: 01/19/2005) |
| 01/24/2005 | 16 | APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney to Appear in a Specific Case filed as to DST Shipping, Inc by attorney Michael G Chalos; Gregory Nicolaysen designated as local counsel. Approved by Judge Florence-Marie Cooper. (Fee pd) (dmap) (Entered: 01/26/2005) |
| 01/24/2005 | 17 | APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney to Appear in a Specific Case filed as to DST Shipping, Inc by attorney Geroge M Chalos; Gregory Nicolaysen designated as local counsel. Approved by Judge Florence-Marie Cooper. (Fee pd) (dmap) (Entered: 01/26/2005) |
| 01/24/2005 | 18 | DESIGNATION OF LOCAL COUNSEL BY OUT-OF-STATE COUNSEL OF RECORD FOR DEFENDANT DST SHIPPING CO., LTD. filed by DST Shipping, Inc (dmap) (Entered: 01/31/2005) |
| 02/07/2005 | 19 | STIPULATION AND ORDER filed by Judge Florence-Marie Cooper as to DST Shipping, Inc : Case is continued for plea hearing at 2:00 pm on 2/28/05. (dmap) (Entered: 02/08/2005) |
| 02/28/2005 | 20 | MINUTES OF CHANGE OF PLEA HEARING held before Judge Florence-Marie Cooper as to DST Shipping, Inc : Defendant moves to change plea to the Information. Plea of guilty entered by DST Shipping, Inc (1) count(s) 1, 2 . The Court questions the defendant regarding plea of guilty and finds it knowledgeable and voluntary and orders the plea accepted and entered. Rendering sentence as to DST Shipping, Inc (1) count(s) 1, 2. Placed on Orgainzational Probation on counts 1 & 2 of the Information for 4 years. Fine of One Million Dollars as to counts 1 & 2. Special Assessment of $800. C/R: Pat Cuneo (dmap) (Entered: 03/02/2005) |
| 03/02/2005 | 21 | JUDGMENT AND COMMITMENT issued to U.S. Marshal for DST Shipping, Inc. Approved by Judge Florence-Marie Cooper. (dmap) (Entered: 03/02/2005) |
| 03/07/2005 | 22 | MOTION filed by DST Shipping, Inc.. It is ordered that pursuant to the Act ot Prevent Pollution from Ships, 33:1908(a), that (1) a payment in the amount of $75,000 be awarded to Florencio M. Tolentino; (2) a payment in the amount of $75,000 be awarded to Florencio M. Tolentino; (3) a payment in the amount of $75,000 be awarded to Jimmy T. Piamonte; & (4) a payment in the amount of $25,000 be awarded to Richard O. Santillan, to be disbursed from the $500,000 fine to be paid by DST Shipping, Inc., as to Count 2, to the Clerk's Office of the Central District of California. Clerk's Ofice is ordered to endorse four separate cashier's check in the names of the above witnesses & to transfer custody of such checks to the US. Attorney's Office, speciffically, Asistant United States Attorney William W. Carter & Dorothy C. Kim, who will coordinate with counsel for Sanchez, Tolentino, Piamonte, & Santillan, Deputy Federal Puyblic Defender Lara Bazelon, & make arrangements with the US Embassy in Manila, Phillippines, for the disbursement of such payments to the four witnesses. In the event this order is signed before payment by DST Shipping, inc., of the $500,000, which is scheduled to occur on 3/8/05, DST Shipping, Inc., is ordered to obtain four cashier's checks in the names of the witness & in the amounts specified & transfer such checks to the custody of the United States Attorney's Office, who will make arrangements as set forth in the above paragraph. Such cashier's checks will be deemed a $250,000 payment on the fine on count 2. (dmap) (Entered: 03/08/2005) |
| 03/14/2005 | 23 | RECEIPT for Transcripts of proceedings held on: 2/28/05. C/R: Pat Cuneo. (sb) (Entered: 03/15/2005) |
| 03/14/2005 | 24 | TRANSCRIPT filed for proceedings held on 2/28/05 as to DST Shipping, Inc. (sb) (Entered: 03/15/2005) |
| 03/15/2005 | 25 | Verified Petition For Recovery of Earned and Unearned Wages Under th Agreement on Security and Employment Contract filed as to DST Shipping, Inc (es) (Entered: 03/18/2005) |
| 04/04/2005 | 26 | MINUTES OF HEARING ON PETIONER-INTERVENOR MOTION TO INTERVENE PURSUANT TO RULE 24(B)(2) & TO ADMIT PETITIONER FOR RECOVERY OF EARNED WAGES HEARING held before Judge Florence-Marie Cooper as to DST Shipping, Inc : Court hears oral argument. The petition is DENIED. C/R: Pat Cuneo (dmap) (Entered: 04/05/2005) |