In re Lile

Full title: IN RE PETITION OF PAUL LILE, as owner of a 1988 11' Boston Whaler, hull…

Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Florida

Date published: Jan 5, 2024

2:23-cv-01197 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 5, 2024)

Opinion

2:23-cv-01197

01-05-2024

IN RE PETITION OF PAUL LILE, as owner of a 1988 11' Boston Whaler, hull identification number BWCL4445L788, her engines, tackle, and appurtenances, Petitioner.

IN ADMIRALTY

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

NOTICE is hereby given that Petitioner Paul Lile, as owner of a 1988 11' Boston Whaler, hull identification number BWCL4445L788, her engines, tackle, and appurtenances (the “Vessel”), has filed a Petition claiming the benefit of exoneration from and/or limitation of liability according to law and as provided in Section 30501 et seq. of Title 46, United States Code, Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the statutes supplemental thereto and amendatory thereof, and also contesting liability independently of the limitation of liability claimed in said Petition for any loss, damage or injury occurring on or about May 21, 2023, in navigable waters in the area of Naples, Collier County, Florida as described in the Petition and said Petition also stating the facts and circumstances upon which exoneration from and/or limitation or liability is claimed.

All persons or corporations having claims arising out of the events mentioned above and as more particularly described in the Petition must present them as provided in Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to the Clerk, United States District Courthouse for the Middle District of Florida located at 2110 First Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901 and serve on or mail copies thereof to the Petitioner's attorneys, CHARLES S. DAVANT, ESQUIRE and BRANDON BUSHWAY, ESQUIRE, DAVANT LAW, P.A., 12 Southeast 7^th Street, Suite 601, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, on or before February 20, 2024 or be defaulted. Personal attendance is not required.

Any claimant desiring to contest the allegations of the Petition shall file and serve on counsel for Petitioner an Answer to the Petition on or before the aforesaid date unless the Claim includes an Answer so designated or be defaulted.