Action Watersports of Incline Village, LLC v. Sierra Cloud

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA IN ADMIRALTY 11 In the matter of Action Watersports of Incline No. 2:21-cv-00042-KJM-JDP Village, LLC, as the owner of the vessel Sierra Cloud, official number 950488, for ORDER Exoneration or Limitation of Liability. 15 16 17 Action Watersports of Incline Village, LLC, is the owner of the Sierra Cloud, a boat. See Compl. at 1, ECF No. 1. On July 16, 2020, passengers aboard the Sierra Cloud were injured 20 when it hit a submerged rock while attempting to assist another vessel on Lake Tahoe. See id. §[5. Action Watersports alleges Lake Tahoe is a navigable waterway between California and 22 Nevada and thus asserts this court’s admiralty jurisdiction. See id. 1-2. It filed this action for limitation of liability under the Limitation of Shipowner’s Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30501 24 et seq. A primary purpose of the Limitation Act is to create a venue for determining liabilities for “marine casualties” when the value of…