Shelter Cove Marina, Ltd. v. S/V ES Veritas, U.S.C.G. Official No. 642095

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHELTER COVE MARINA, LTD., Case No.: 22-cv-0359-L-BLM

Plaintiff,

IN ADMIRALTY

v.

ORDER DIRECTING VESSEL SALE

S/V ES VERITAS, U.S.C.G. Official No.

AND AUTHORIZING CREDIT BID

642095, AND ALL OF HER ENGINES,

TACKLE, ACCESSORIES,

[ECF No. 14] EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS AND APPURTENANCES, in rem, 17 Defendant.

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Shelter Cove Marina, Ltd.’s unopposed motion for interlocutory vessel sale and authorization to credit bid. (ECF No. 14.) For the reasons stated below, the Court grants the motion. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background Plaintiff, a California limited partnership, operates a marina in San Diego, California. (ECF No. 1, at 2.) The Defendant Vessel is a 1972 30-foot Columbia sailboat documented by the United States Coast Guard under Official No. 642095. (Id.) The Defendant Vessel is believed to be owned by Dawn Spears. (Id.) On July 27, 2016, Spears executed a Contract for Private Wharfage…