Villa Del Mar Properties, Ltd., LP v. MV Christina Michelle

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 VILLA DEL MAR PROPERTIES, LTD., Case № 2:19-CV-08690-ODW L.P., a California Limited Partnership, (MRWx) 12 Plaintiff,

v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION

FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT

14 M/V CHRISTINA MICHELLE, a 34-Foot JUDGMENT [45] AND 1988 SEA RAY POWER BOAT U.S.C.G.

APPLICATION FOR ORDER

15 OFFICIAL NO. 952468, AND ALL OF

DIRECTING DISBURSEMENT [43]

HER ENGINES, TACKLE,

16 ACCESSORIES, EQUIPMENT,

FURNISHINGS AND

17 APPURTENANCES, in rem, Defendant. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Villa Del Mar Properties, LTD., L.P. initiated this in rem vessel arrest 21 action against Defendant M/V Christina Michelle (the “Vessel”), seeking to foreclose 22 on a maritime lien against the Vessel for wharfage services. (See Compl. ¶¶ 5–10, 23 ECF No. 1.) Currently, Plaintiff requests an order directing disbursement of vessel 24 sale proceeds (“Application” or “Appl.,” ECF No. 43) and moves for entry of default 25 judgment against the Vessel (“Motion” or “Mot.,” ECF No. 45). As explained below,…