Benetic
Benetic v. M/Y Athena Alexander
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Nicholas and Sandra Benetic, on behalf of their family trust, appeal pro se the district court’s judgment and post-judgment orders in their maritime action seeking damages caused when M7Y Athena Alexander allied with S/V Buenos Aires on June 27, 1999. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo summary judgment, United States v. City of Tacoma, 332 F.3d 574, 578 (9th Cir.2003), questions of law in admiralty, Howard v. Crystal Cruises, Inc., 41 F.3d 527, 529 (9th Cir.1994), and selection of the legal standard for computation of damages, id. at 530 . We review for clear error the factual findings of a district court sitting in admiralty, Chan v. Society Expeditions, Inc., 123 F.3d 1287, 1290 (9th Cir.1997), and the computation of damages following a bench trial, Howard, 41 F.3d at 530 . We affirm.
The district court correctly determined that Bayport Yachts, Inc., did not have an ownership interest in, or title to, M/Y Athena Alexander at the time of the allision and therefore properly granted *759 summary judgment dismissing Bayport Yachts, Inc. See Nissan Fire & Marine Ins. Co., Ltd. v. Fritz Cos., Inc., 210 F.3d 1099, 1102 (9th Cir.2000).