---
title: "Index the papers in a vessel-arrest file"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/index-a-vessel-arrest-file/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-B7-4-US"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Index the papers in a vessel-arrest file

> List each document, its date, and the Rule C step it corresponds to if the document already says so. Offer no strategy.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/index-a-vessel-arrest-file/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List each document, its date, and the Rule C step it corresponds to if the document already says so. Offer no strategy. |
| What the lawyer must review | Supplemental Rule C requires a verified complaint, court review before a warrant except in the exigent path, and, if the property is not released within 14 days after execution, public notice that states the time under Rule C(6) to file a statement of interest and to answer. A person who asserts a right of possession or an ownership interest files a verified statement within 14 days after execution, or within the time the court allows, and serves an answer within 21 days after filing the statement. The index records the file. You decide what to file. 28 USC section 1333 is the jurisdiction heading. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Index a vessel-arrest file](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/index-a-vessel-arrest-file.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each document, its date, and the Rule C step it corresponds to if the document already says so. Offer no strategy.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Rule E was not opened, except for the Rule C cross-reference to an E(4)(f) hearing on the exigent path and to release under E(5).
- The index is not a complaint and not a statement of interest.

## Sources

- [Supplemental Rule C (in rem actions)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_C) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [28 USC section 1333 (admiralty and maritime jurisdiction)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1333) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*