United States Fifth Circuit

A pre-existing mortgage in favor of banks primes liens filed by certain creditors pursuant to the Louisiana Oil Well Lien Act. Proceeds of debtor's well control insurance policy are included in the property of the debtor's estate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/12/2002
• Published 08/12/2002

Judges

• W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen O. Scandurro, Scandurro & Layrisson, New Orleans, LA, for Hansen, Quality Wireline Serv., Inc. and Quality Pipeline Constr. Co., Inc., Francis Jospeh Lobrano, Lobrano & Lobrano, Belle Chasse, LA, for Gulf Marine Inc., Scott Jospeh Sonnier, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, LA, for Epic Divers Inc., George Pivach, II, Timothy Thriffiley, Pivach & Pivach, Belle Chasse, LA, for Newman Crane Serv. Inc., Elton F. Chip Duncan, III, Duncan Courington & Rydberg, New Orleans, LA, for Hot Energy Services Inc., William W. Hall,William W. Hall & Associates, Metairie, LA, for Gravel Pack Rental Inc., John W. Waters, Jr. (argued), Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, New Orleans, LA, for Parker Drilling Offshore USA, LLC., Philip K. Jones, Jr., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, LA, for Chevron USA, Inc., S. Daniel Meeks, Patrice W. Oppenheim, Reich, Meeks & Treadaway, Metairie, LA, for Venture Transport Inc., Patrick Douglas Devine (argued), Ware, Snow, Fogel & Jackson, Houston, TX, for Baker Hughes Oilfield Operating Inc. and Computalog USA., Paul J. Goodwine, Schully, Roberts, Slattery, Jaubert & Marino, New Orleans, LA, for Antill Pipeline Constr. Co. Inc., Wilbur J.“ Bill” Babin, Jr., Turner, Young, Hebbler & Babin, New Orleans, LA, for Professional Divers of New Orleans., Covert James Geary, Carl David Rosenblum, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, LA, for Western Oil Fields Supply Co. and Tetra Technologies Inc., Warren D. Rush, Rush, Rush & Calogero, Lafayette, LA, for Burner Fire Control Inc., Jeffrey Edward Ackermann, Durio, McGoffin, Stagg & Ackerman, Lafayette, LA, for Filco Intern, Inc., Ilene Helen Goldman, Metairie, LA, for IWC Services Inc., Roy Keezel, Houston, TX, for New Tech Engineeering and Well-Quip and Serv. Co. and Well-Quip and Supply Corp., Stephen A. Roberts (argued), Strasburger & Price, Austin, TX, R. Andrew Black, Strasburger & Price, Houston, TX, for Philip Services/Louisiana Inc., Teresa L. De Ford, Rathwell & Nizalek, The Woodlands, TX, for H B Rentals L C.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stewart F. Peck (argued), Mary S. Langston, Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans, LA, for Appellee.