SeaBreeze Jetlev, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs in Limitation commenced this action on April 17, 2020. They subsequently filed an Ex Parte Motion and Application Seeking the Court’s Approval of Stipulation for Value and Posting of Letter of Undertaking, ECF No.
4, which the Court granted. ECF No. 5. On October 28, 2020, Plaintiffs in Limitation filed an Application for Injunction and Monition. ECF No. 8. The Court issued an Order for Injunction
and Motion on November 5, 2020. ECF No. 11. On February 3, 2021, Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield issued an Order Granting Plaintiffs in Limitation’s Request for the Entry of Default Against All Potential Claimants Who Have Not Appeared. ECF No. 16.
The present Motion followed. ECF No. 17.
DISCUSSION
Plaintiffs in Limitation move to transfer this action to the Northern District
of California, where Rodriguez v. SeaBreeze Jetlev LLC is pending, because judicial economy would be served if the claims and defenses are addressed in the same action, Rodriguez does not object to the transfer and in fact selected that
forum, and Rodriguez lives in California. ECF No. 17 at 5. Supplemental Admiralty and Maritime Claims Rule (“Supplemental Rule”) F(9) of…