Local Rule LAR 64.7: Night Vessel Seizure

LAR 64.7 Night Vessel Seizure For the safety of deputy United States Marshals, in the normal course of events, the United States Marshal's Service will not seize vessels that require a bar pilot for their movement in the Mississippi River after dark; provided, however, that the United States Marshal's Service receives from the appropriate pilots' association, after notification to the association that a warrant of attachment has been issued and is in the hands of the Marshal, written acknowledgment that the pilots' association will hold the vessel in the port or at anchorage and not permit movement of the vessel until the United States Marshal's service can seize the vessel the following morning.

In any case in which the seizing party can show exigent circumstances requiring an immediate seizure, before the time the United States Marshal's Service would seize the vessel under this Rule, any judge of this court may order the United States Marshal's Service to execute the warrant and seize a vessel at any time of the day or night. [Adopted February 1, 2011]