LAPIERRE'S ISLAND MAINE SERVICES INC v. ANOTHER IMPULSE M/V et al
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DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT granting 24 Motion for Default Judgment By JUDGE NANCY TORRESEN. (rmb)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
LAPIERRE’S ISLAND MARINE
SERVICES, INC.,
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Plaintiff
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v.
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M/V ANOTHER IMPULSE
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(O.N.1112979), her engines, boilers,
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tackle, appurtenances, electronics, etc., )
in rem,
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and
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CHARLES ROBERT CALIRI
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and SANDRA J. CALIRI,
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in personam,
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Defendants
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Docket No.: 2:15-cv-00137-NT
DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION
FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
This matter is now before the Court on Plaintiff LaPierre’s Island
Marine, Inc.’s (“Island Marine”) Request for Entry of Default Judgment, Rule
55(b), Fed.R.Civ.P. (ECF No. 24). After a review of Island Marine’s Request, as
well as the pleadings in this matter, the Court finds as follows:
1. On April 14, 2015, Plaintiff filed its Verified Complaint in this matter (ECF
No. 1) seeking, inter alia, to foreclose a maritime lien on Defendant M/V Another
Impulse (O.N. 1112979) in the amount of Forty-Seven Thousand, Four Hundred
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and Fifty-Five Dollars ($47,455.00), plus interest, other charges and costs, costs
of collection, and costs in custodia legis.
2. On April 21, 2015, Defendant M/V Another Impulse (O.N. 1112979) was
arrested by the United States Marshal Service, and copies of, inter alia, the
Verified Complaint, the Order for Issuance of Warrant for Maritime Arrest, and
the Order Appointing Substitute Custodian were placed on board the Vessel, all
as more fully appears in the Process Receipt and Return from the United States
Marshal Service previously filed with the Court. See United States Marshal
Service’s Process Receipt and Return, previously filed with the Court on May 4,
2015 (ECF No. 12).
3. On April 22, 2015, copies of the Order Appointing LaPierre’s Island Marine
Services, Inc., as the substitute custodian; the Order for Issuance of Warrant for
Maritime Arrest of the M/V Another Impulse; the Warrant for Arrest of Vessel or
Other Property; and the Order of Notice; with Exhibit A, were forwarded by
Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to Charles Robert Caliri and Sandra J.
Caliri, owners of the M/V Another Impulse. See Exhibit A to the Affidavit of
Twain Braden, dated May 21, 2015, previously filed with the Court on May 21,
2015 (ECF No. 22-2).
4. On April 28, 2015, this office received Confirmation of Delivery, return
receipt, of Certified Mail letter described at Paragraph 3 above, signed by Charles
Robert Caliri. See Exhibit B to the Affidavit of Twain Braden, dated May 21,
2015, previously filed with the Court on May 21, 2015 (ECF No. 22-3).
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5. On April 22, 2015, copies of the Order Appointing LaPierre’s Island Marine
Services, Inc., as the substitute custodian; the Order for Issuance of Warrant for
Maritime Arrest of the M/V Another Impulse; the Warrant for Arrest of Vessel or
Other Property; and the Order of Notice; with Exhibit A, were forwarded by US
Mail, postage prepaid, to the Office of Attorney General, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, which had recorded a Notice of Claim of Lien regarding the
Defendant M/V Another Impulse with the National Vessel Documentation Center.
See Exhibit C to the Affidavit of Twain Braden, dated May 21, 2015, previously
filed with the Court on May 21, 2015 (ECF No. 22-4).
6. On April 27, 2015, copies of the following were served upon Defendants
Charles Robert Caliri and Sandra J. Caliri at their home, 121 Townhouse Way,
No. 20, Woodstock, Vt., by the Windsor (Vermont) County Sheriff’s Department:
Summons to Charles Robert Caliri, Summons to Sandra J. Caliri, Verified
Complaint, Civil Cover Sheet, Corporate Disclosure Statement, Motion for
Appointment of Substitute Custodian, Motion for Designation of Public Notice,
Motion for Issuance of Warrant for Arrest of M/V Another Impulse (O.N.
1112979), Order Granting Motion to Appoint Substitute Custodian, Order
Granting Motion for Notice, Order Granting Motion for Issuance of Warrant for
Maritime Arrest, and Warrant for Arrest of Vessel or Other Property. See Return
of Service by the Windsor County Sheriff’s Department, dated April 27, 2015,
previously filed with the Court on May 4, 2015 (ECF Nos. 15 and 16).
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7. On May 7, 2015, a copy of the Notice of Arrest was published in the
Biddeford, Maine, Journal Tribune, the journal of record for York County, Maine,
as required by the Order Granting Motion for Designation of Public Notice (ECF
No. 8), all as more fully appears in the Affidavit of Donna Landry, Classified Legal
Clerk of the Journal Tribune, dated May 11, 2015, previously filed with the Court
on May 20, 2015 (ECF No. 21).
8. On May 18, 2015, the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, through its counsel, Gillian Feiner, Esq., Pro Hac Vice, and
Carolyn A. Silsby, Esq., entered an appearance and filed a Verified Statement of
Financial Interest in the Proceeds of Sale of M/V Another Impulse (O.N. 1112979)
(ECF No. 19).
9. None of the Defendants, M/V Another Impulse (O.N. 1112979), Charles
Robert Caliri, or Sandra J. Caliri, nor anyone else acting on their behalf, have
appeared or timely pled in this action as required by the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure and the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims.
10. The time period within which Defendants M/V Another Impulse, Charles
Robert Caliri, and Sandra J. Caliri, were required to appear, file a claim, answer
or otherwise responded to the Verified Complaint in this matter has expired.
11. On May 21, 2015, an Entry of Default with regard to Defendants M/V
Another Impulse (O.N. 1112979), Charles Robert Caliri, and Sandra J. Caliri, was
noted by the Clerk, pursuant to Rule 55(a), Fed.R.Civ.P. (ECF No. 23).
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12. Defendant M/V Another Impulse (O.N. 1112979) is a recreational motor
vessel, and therefore is not an infant or incompetent person.
13. Defendant M/V Another Impulse (O.N. 1112979) is a recreational motor
vessel, and therefore is not in the military service of the United States within the
meaning of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 USC App. §§ 511 and 521(a).
14. Upon information and belief, Defendants Charles Robert Caliri and
Sandra J. Caliri are not minors or incompetent persons, nor are they
Servicemembers of the United States within the meaning of the Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. §§ 511 and 521(a).
15. LaPierre’s Island Marine Services, in its capacity as the duly appointed
substitute custodian in this matter, has incurred in custodia legis costs, and costs
and expenses associated with the arrest and maintenance of the vessel while
under arrest.
16. Plaintiff Island Marine holds a maritime lien on the M/V Another Impulse
(O.N. 1112979) in the amount of Forty-Seven Thousand, Four Hundred and FiftyFive Dollars ($47,455.00), plus interest and costs.
17. Plaintiff Island Marine is entitled to the damages set forth in its Verified
Complaint in the principal sum of Forty-Seven Thousand, Four Hundred and
Fifty-Five Dollars ($47,455.00), plus interest, penalties and other charges and
costs, costs of collection, and costs in custodia legis, plus costs and expenses
associated with arresting the Vessel, including but not limited to the cost of
publishing the Notice regarding the arrest of the Vessel and the need to file claims
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with the Court, all of which will be addressed in greater detail in Plaintiff’s Motion
for Confirmation of Sale once the Vessel has been sold after judgment is entered
herein.
In light of the above, the Court hereby ORDERS:
That Plaintiff LaPierre’s Island Marine Service, Inc.’s, Request for Entry
of Default Judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b) is granted in the amount of
Forty-Seven Thousand, Four Hundred and Fifty-Five Dollars ($47,455.00), plus
interest and costs. Any in custodia legis costs, and expenses associated with
arresting the vessel, including, but not limited to the cost of publishing the
Notice regarding the arrest of the Vessel and the need to file claims with the
Court, as well as any priority issues regarding any lien asserted by the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, will be addressed following the sale of the
Vessel pursuant to any future orders of this Court. Judgment shall be entered
accordingly.
SO ORDERED.
/s/ Nancy Torresen
United States Chief District Judge
Dated this 2nd day of June, 2015.
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