Opinion
1:21-cv-02343
08-15-2024
IN RE PETITION OF SOUTH SHORE LAKE ERIE ASSETS & OPERATIONS, LLC FOR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND/OR EXONERATION RE 33' 1987 CHRIS-CRAFT AMEROSPORT MOTOR VESSEL, HULL ID# CCHEA144G687. A.K.A. M/V “THE THIRD LADY”
ORDER, [RESOLVING DOC. 73]
JAMES S. GWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE:
South Shore Lake Erie Assets & Operations, LLC (South Shore) sought liability limitation or exoneration from a maritime accident involving the boat, The Third Lady, under the Limitation of Liability Act and Supplemental Admiralty Rule F to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
As required by 46 U.S.C. § 30511 and Supplemental Admiralty Rule F(1), South Shore deposited a $20,000 security for the value of The Third Lady, along with $1,000 for costs, with the Court's registry at the matter's onset.
Doc. 9-1, PageID #: 44-45.
On July 8, 2024, the Court held that South Shore did not own The Third Lady and dismissed South Shore's action.
Doc. 71, PageID #: 1318.
Now, South Shore moves for an order directing the Clerk to return its deposited funds, less fees and credits.
Doc. 73, PageID #: 1332.
The Court GRANTS South Shore's motion. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk of the Court to return South Shore's deposited sums, less any applicable fees and credits.
IT IS SO ORDERED.