Atlantic Watersports Inc v David Gilbert et al

Filing 5

ORDER FOR AD INTERIM STIPULATION, MONITION AND INJUNCTION. Signed by the Honorable R. Bryan Harwell on 6/6/2016. (hcic, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
FLORENCE DIVISION
IN ADMIRALTY
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 4:16-cv-01671-RBH

IN THE MATTER OF:
The Complaint of ATLANTIC WATERSPORTS, INC., as
Owner of a 2013 Bombardier bearing Hull
Identification Number YDV42788L213, its Engines,
Tackle, Appurtenances, Equipment, Etc., in a cause
of Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability,
Petitioner.

ORDER FOR AD INTERIM STIPULATION, MONITION AND INJUNCTION
A Complaint having been filed herein by Petitioner, ATLANTIC WATERSPORTS,
INC., as Owner of a 2013 Bombardier bearing Hull Identification Number YDV42788L213, its
Engines, Tackle, Appurtenances, Equipment, & Etc. (the “Vessel”) pursuant to Rule F,
Supplemental Rules for Certain, claiming the benefit of exoneration from or limitation of liability
as provided for in the Act of Congress embodied in 46 U.S.C. §30501 et seq., together with all
statutes supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof, and also contesting liability
independently of the limitation of liability claim under said Acts, Treaty or code for any loss,
damages, death(s), personal injuries, damage or destruction of property or other occurrences
arising from the incident described in said Complaint which occurred on or about July 27, 2013,
in navigable waters of the United States off Atlantic Beach, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
as more fully described in the Complaint and said Complaint also stating the facts and
circumstances on which such exoneration from or limitation of liability is claimed;

And Petitioner having deposited with the Court as security for the benefit of Claims, an
Ad Interim Stipulation of Costs and Value not less than or equal to the amount of value of its
interest in the Vessel, as required by the rules of this Court and by law;
IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Ad Interim Stipulation for Value and Costs,
assessing the value of the Plaintiff’s interest in the Vessel, her pending freight if any, in the
amount of $7,600.00, and including costs of court and interest at the rate of up to six percent
(6%) per annum from the date hereof, and filed herein by Petitioner, be and hereby is accepted as
adequate security, and is approved as to form and content;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Petitioner and any Claimant who
may properly become a party hereto may contest the amount of value of Petitioner’s interest in
the Vessel as fixed in the Ad Interim Stipulation for Value and Costs, subject to such increases or
decreases in the amount of said stipulation, together with adequate security, as the court may
from time to time order according to the rules and practices of this Court may adjudge;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that if the amount of said Ad Interim
Stipulation for Value and Costs is not contested by any Claimant herein, said Ad Interim
Stipulation for Value and Costs shall stand as a stipulation for value and an appraisal will not be
required; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordered that a Monition and Injunction issue out of and under
seal of this Court against all persons or corporations claiming damage for any and all loss,
destruction, damage, injuries, and/or death caused by or resulting from the casualty set forth in
the Complaint herein, citing them to file their respective claims with the Clerk, United States
District Court for the District of South Carolina, on or before July 6, 2016, and to serve on
Plaintiff’s attorneys, Richard S. Dukes, Jr., c/o Turner Padget, 40 Calhoun Street, Suite 200,
Charleston, South Carolina 29401, a copy thereof, or be defaulted and if any claimant desires to
contest Plaintiff’s right to exoneration from or limitation of liability, Claimant shall file and serve

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on Plaintiff’s attorney an answer to the Complaint, on or before said date, in this Court or be
defaulted; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a public notice of said Monition be given by
publication as required by Supplemental Rule F, once a week for four successive weeks in the
Horry Independent prior to the date fixed for filing of claims in accordance with Supplemental
Rule F and that not later than the second weekly publication, a copy of said notice be mailed by
the Plaintiff to every person or corporation known to have a claim against Plaintiff arising out of
the accident set forth in the Complaint; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the commencement or further prosecution of any
actions, suits or legal proceedings in any court whatsoever, and the institution and prosecution of
any suits, actions or legal proceedings, of any nature or description whatsoever, in any court
whatsoever, except in these proceedings, against Plaintiff, the vessel, or any other property of
Plaintiff with respect to any claims for which Plaintiff seeks exoneration from or limitation of
liability herein, including any claim arising out of, or connected to the casualty set forth in the
Complaint herein, be and the same are hereby STAYED, ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED until
the final determination of this proceeding or further order of this court; and
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED, that the service of this Order as a restraining Order may be
made in the usual manner as any other district of the United States by delivery to the Marshal of
the United States for such District of a certified copy of this Order on the person or persons to be
restrained or to the respective attorneys, or alternatively by mailing a conformed copy of it to the
person or persons to be restrained or their respective attorneys.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
June 6, 2016
Florence, South Carolina

s/ R. Bryan Harwell
R. Bryan Harwell
United States District Judge

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