Sun Harbor Marina Partnership v. M/Y The Bella Dog, U.S.C.G. Official No. 1028404

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SUN HARBOR MARINA PARTNERSHIP, Case No.: 3:25-cv-00051-JES-KSC

A CALIFORNIA GENERAL

12 PARTNERSHIP, dba SUN HARBOR ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR MARINA, INTERLOCUTORY VESSEL SALE Plaintiff, AND AUTHORIZATION TO

CREDIT BID

v. 15 M/Y THE BELLA DOG, U.S.C.G. [ECF NO. 15] OFFICIAL NO. 1028404, a 1985 GOLDEN STAR MOTOR YACHT OF

APPROXIMATELY 38-FEET IN LENGTH

AND 12-FEET IN BEAM, AND ALL OF

HER ENGINES, TACKLE, ACCESSORIES,

EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS AND

APPURTENANCES, in rem, Defendant. 22 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Sun Harbor Marina Partnership's ("Plaintiff') Motion for Interlocutory Vessel Sale and Authorization to Credit Bid ("Motion for Vessel Sale"). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the unopposed Motion for Vessel Sale. / / / / / / I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background On July 3, 2019, Kelsi Smith (“Smith”), who U.S. Coast Guard records…