The Aleut Corp. and its subsidiary, Aleut Enterprise LLC, are seeking to intervene in the Steller sea lion lawsuit.
Aleut Enterprise owns the seafood processing plant and runs the fuel terminal on Adak Island.
The state and numerous fishing industry players are challenging the federal government's closure of some fishing grounds in the Aleutian chain to protect the endangered sea lions.
Aleut, the Native regional corporation for the Aleutians, and Aleut Enterprise want to intervene in the suit as a plaintiff.
Rudy Tsukada, president of Aleut Enterprise, says in this affidavit the government's fishing restrictions likely will cut Adak marine fuel sales by half, cause fuel prices to spike by nearly 90 percent, cost five employees their jobs, decimate Adak tax revenues, and result in sundry other bad things.
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Showing posts with label Aleut Enterprise. Show all posts
About that motion for contempt
You might recall our posts on Aleut Enterprise asking a federal judge to hold its former tenant, Adak Seafood, in contempt for a purported failure to pay more than $215,000 in rent under a court-ordered lease agreement.
On Thursday, Judge Ralph Beistline denied Aleut's motion.
On Thursday, Judge Ralph Beistline denied Aleut's motion.
'Frankly somewhat appalling'
We told you last month about Aleut Enterprise asking a judge to hold its former tenant, Adak Seafood, in contempt for failure to pay $215,739.73 in rent.
As you might imagine, Adak Seafood has quite a different view of the situation, arguing the most it might owe in rent is $33,000.
The company's lawyer says the contempt request is "frankly somewhat appalling" given Adak Seafood's cooperation in relinquishing control of the Adak Island fish plant.
Read the company's full argument here.
You might also be interested in this declaration from Adak Seafood manager Asbjorn Drevik.
As you might imagine, Adak Seafood has quite a different view of the situation, arguing the most it might owe in rent is $33,000.
The company's lawyer says the contempt request is "frankly somewhat appalling" given Adak Seafood's cooperation in relinquishing control of the Adak Island fish plant.
Read the company's full argument here.
You might also be interested in this declaration from Adak Seafood manager Asbjorn Drevik.
Contempt at Adak?
Deckboss loyalists know this blog has followed closely the legal strife surrounding the processing plant way out there on blustery Adak Island.
I simply don't have the energy tonight to recap the saga. You are welcome to search the archives for past posts.
But here's something new for you Adak aficionados: a motion in which landlord Aleut Enterprise asks that its most recent tenant, Adak Seafood, be held in contempt of court for failure to pay $215,739.73 in overdue rent!
I simply don't have the energy tonight to recap the saga. You are welcome to search the archives for past posts.
But here's something new for you Adak aficionados: a motion in which landlord Aleut Enterprise asks that its most recent tenant, Adak Seafood, be held in contempt of court for failure to pay $215,739.73 in overdue rent!
Adak outlook changes completely
When last we visited the situation with the Adak Island processing plant, landlord Aleut Enterprise and tenant Adak Seafood reported they were trying to work out a settlement of their lease dispute.
Now it appears this has fallen apart. What's more, the Norwegian principal behind Adak Seafood apparently won't be operating the plant during the upcoming cod season.
How does Deckboss know this?
The details are in two very interesting documents filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Anchorage, where the landlord-tenant fight is playing out.
The first document is this status report to the court. Interestingly, Aleut Enterprise filed this jointly with Independence Bank, which has millions of dollars in outstanding loans at stake and had been an Adak Seafood supporter.
The second document is an e-mail from Asbjorn Drevik of Norway informing Aleut Enterprise that he has been unable to raise the money to operate at Adak.
Well now.
The big questions at this point would seem to be: Who will run the Adak fish plant? And can it be readied in time for the fishing season?
Now it appears this has fallen apart. What's more, the Norwegian principal behind Adak Seafood apparently won't be operating the plant during the upcoming cod season.
How does Deckboss know this?
The details are in two very interesting documents filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Anchorage, where the landlord-tenant fight is playing out.
The first document is this status report to the court. Interestingly, Aleut Enterprise filed this jointly with Independence Bank, which has millions of dollars in outstanding loans at stake and had been an Adak Seafood supporter.
The second document is an e-mail from Asbjorn Drevik of Norway informing Aleut Enterprise that he has been unable to raise the money to operate at Adak.
Well now.
The big questions at this point would seem to be: Who will run the Adak fish plant? And can it be readied in time for the fishing season?
A truce at Adak
The dispute between Adak Seafood LLC and its reluctant landlord, Aleut Enterprise LLC, appears to be sailing toward resolution.
Lawyers on Monday filed this notice in federal court in Anchorage saying the parties "have reached an agreement in principle to settle" the case.
You'll recall that Aleut went to court back in January to evict Adak Seafood over a lease dispute.
Presumably, the settlement will allow Adak Seafood to stay in the Adak Island fish plant and operate during the upcoming cod season.
The parties pledge to file a progress report within three weeks on their negotiations to finalize the deal.
Lawyers on Monday filed this notice in federal court in Anchorage saying the parties "have reached an agreement in principle to settle" the case.
You'll recall that Aleut went to court back in January to evict Adak Seafood over a lease dispute.
Presumably, the settlement will allow Adak Seafood to stay in the Adak Island fish plant and operate during the upcoming cod season.
The parties pledge to file a progress report within three weeks on their negotiations to finalize the deal.
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