600Camp Turns Ten

Ten years ago, I posted a short note about a CAFA case (right); today, I make the 1,957th post on this blog. Tomorrow, I’ll make the 1,958th — blogging is a road traveled one case at a time. Publishing this blog has been a fantastic journey and I appreciate everyone who has shared the ride so far.

To celebrate this anniversary properly, I observe three 600Camp traditions:

• Valuable 600Camp Merchandise. Anyone who catches an error in a post goes on the list to receive valuable 600Camp merchandise. Unfortunately I do not yet have any merchandise, but I assure you that all such commitments will be duly honored at the earliest possible time.
• Update on the M/V OCEAN SHANGHAI. The 2013 case of Farenco Shipping Co. v. Farenco Shipping PTE, Ltd. produced the best mootness argument of all time — a case about the seizure of a marine vessel became moot once the ship had sailed. The M/V OCEAN SHANGHAI, recently renamed as SFERA, has avoided the Fifth Circuit’s waters ever since; as of September 18, 2021, it was transiting the Laccadive Sea south of Sri Lanka (right).
• Creole Recipe. The Fifth Circuit is blessed to be headquartered in the culturally rich city of New Orleans; to celebrate 600Camp’s birthday properly, I recommend the Artisanal Eggs Benedict at Brennan’s.