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Nature of Suit Code: 120
Nature of Suit: Marine Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 46:31325 Suit to enforce lien upon mort. vessel-foreclosure / Foreclosure of Pref Foreign Ship Mort

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ORDER GRANTING JOINT 3:18-cv-00377-BTM-LL

MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SILVER BAY SEAFOODS, L.L.C.,

an Alaska limited liability company,

Plaintiff,

NORTH PACIFIC SEAFOODS, Inc., 

 

 Plaintiff-in-Intervention,

v.

SEA WARRIOR, Official No.563829, its 

Engines, Machinery, Appurtenances, etc.,

In Rem; and 

Sea Warrior, Inc., a Washington 

corporation,

In Personam; and

Henry M. Litzinger,

In Personam

Defendants.

IN ADMIRALTY

Case No. 3:18-cv-00377-BTMLL

ORDER GRANTING JOINT 

MOTION FOR ORDER OF

DEFAULT JUDGMENT IN 

REM AGAINST THE 

VESSEL SEA WARRIOR, 

O.N. 563829 AND IN 

PERSONAM AGAINST SEA 

WARRIOR, INC. AND 

HENRY M. LITZINGER, 

FOR ORDER OF SALE OF 

VESSEL, AND FOR CREDIT 

BID AUTHORITY

THIS MATTER, having come before the Court upon the stipulated

motion of plaintiff Silver Bay Seafoods, L.L.C. (“Silver Bay”) and plaintiffCase 3:18-cv-00377-BTM-LL Document 52 Filed 03/25/19 PageID.<pageID> Page 1 of 8
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in-intervention North Pacific Seafoods, Inc. (“NPSI”) for (1) Default 

Judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 55(b) and CivLR E.1(a) against 

Defendant SEA WARRIOR, Official No.563829, its Engines, Machinery, 

Appurtenances, etc. (the “Vessel”), in rem, and against Sea Warrior, Inc. and 

Henry M. Litzinger, in personam, in favor of Silver Bay and NPSI as set 

forth herein, (2) an order for sale of the defendant vessel; (3) award of in 

custodia legis fees and attorneys’ fees and costs to Silver Bay; (4) award of

attorneys’ fees and costs to NPSI, and (5) for credit bid authority to Silver 

Bay in the amount of $580,035.66.

After due consideration, the Court having reviewed the records and 

files herein and being otherwise advised in the premises:

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:

(1) that the preferred mortgages in favor of Silver Bay and NPSI on the 

Vessel are foreclosed and that any and all persons claiming any interest in 

the Vessel are forever barred and foreclosed of and from all rights of equity 

or redemption or claim to the Vessel; 

(2) that NPSI has assigned its first position lien rights (the “Assigned 

Claim”) to Silver Bay;

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(3) that claimant San Diego Unified Port District has assigned all of its 

claims (the “Port Claim”) to Silver Bay; 

(4) that Silver Bay shall be adjudged the holder of a first position lien 

against the Vessel and the clerk shall issue judgment against the SEA 

WARRIOR, Official No. 563829, its engines, machinery, appurtenances, 

etc., in rem, and against Sea Warrior, Inc. and Henry M. Litzinger, in 

personam, in the amount of $580,035.66 as of March 25, 2019, including

(a) for the Assigned Claim, a total of $83,127.73, including a principal 

amount of $76,261.22, with interest accruing at a rate of $16.31 per day 

and totaling $6,866.51 through March 25, 2019, and post-judgment 

interest at the rate of 18% per annum, 

(b) for the Silver Bay mortgage, a total of $364,959.19, including a 

principal amount of $296,695.93, with interest accruing at a rate of 

$148.30 per day and totaling $68,263.26 through March 25, 2019, and 

post-judgment interest at the rate of 18% per annum,

(c) reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to Silver Bay in the amount of 

$38,473.66, and 

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(d) substitute custodian fees, moorage and related fees in the amount of 

$93,475.08 through March 25, 2019;

(5) that NPSI shall be adjudged the holder of a second position lien 

against the Vessel and the clerk shall issue judgment against the SEA 

WARRIOR, Official No. 563829, its engines, machinery, appurtenances, 

etc., in rem, and against Sea Warrior, Inc. and Henry M. Litzinger, in 

personam, in the amount of $225,331.56, including 

(a) for the 2016 Loan and Note, a total of $121,353.20, including a 

principal amount of $100,000.00, with interest accruing at a rate of 

$50.60 per day and totaling $21,353.20 through March 25, 2019, and 

post-judgment interest at the rate of 18% per annum,

(b) for the 2017 Loan and Note, a total of $89,723.54, in including a 

principal amount of $73,869.00, with interest accruing at $37.57 per day 

and totaling $15,854.54 through March 25, 2019, and post-judgment 

interest at the rate of 18% per annum and 

(c) for attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount of $14,405.10.

(6) that judgment shall be granted in favor of Silver Bay against Sea 

Warrior, Inc. and Henry M. Litzinger, in personam, in the amount of 

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$5,000.00 for the Port Claim, and post-judgment interest pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. 1961.

(7) that judgment shall be granted in favor of NPSI against Sea Warrior, 

Inc. and Henry M. Litzinger, in personam, 

(a) for the 2016 Time Charter Agreement, liquidated damages in the 

amount of $240,000, and 

(b) for the 2020-2022 Time Charter Agreement, liquidated damages in 

the amount of $360,000, and post-judgment interest at a rate of 12% per 

annum.

(8) that the U.S. Marshal shall, pursuant to Supplemental Rule (E)1 and 

CivLR E.1(e), cause the SEA WARRIOR, Official No. 563829, its engines, 

machinery, appurtenances, etc., to be sold separately, free of all liens and 

encumbrances on the date and time hereafter arranged and agreed to by 

Silver Bay and the U.S. Marshal at the United States Court House in San 

Diego, California with notice of the sale be given by publication in a 

newspaper of general circulation in San Diego, California, daily for at least 

seven (7) days immediately before the date of sale; and it is further;

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(9) that the proceeds of the sale should be applied to pay the following in 

order:

a. The Marshal’s costs of administration;

b. The claims of Silver Bay in rem against the Vessel and in 

personam against Sea Warrior, Inc. and Henry M. Litzinger

pursuant to the Assigned Claim in the amount of $83,127.73, 

which includes principal, late fees and interest as calculated 

through March 25, 2019;

c. The claims of Silver Bay in rem and in personam against Sea

Warrior, Inc. and Henry M. Litzinger against the Vessel pursuant 

to the Silver Bay mortgage in the amount of $364,959.19, which 

includes principal, late fees and interest as calculated through 

March 25, 2019;

d. Reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to Silver Bay in the amount 

of $38,473.66 through March 25, 2019;

e. Substitute custodian fees, moorage and related fees in the amount 

of $93,475.08 through March 25, 2019; 

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f. The in rem claims of NPSI against the Vessel and in personam

against Sea Warrior, Inc. and Henry M. Litzinger pursuant to the 

2016 Loan and Note in the amount of $121,353.20, which includes 

principal, late fees and interest as calculated through March 25, 

2019;

g. The in rem claims of NPSI against the Vessel and in personam

against Sea Warrior, Inc. and Henry M. Litzinger pursuant to the 

2017 Mortgage in the amount of $89,723.54, which includes 

principal, late fees and interest as calculated through March 25, 

2019; and

h. Reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to NPSI in the amount of

$14,405.10 as of March 25, 2019.

(10) That at the sale by the U.S. Marshal of the SEA WARRIOR, 

Silver Bay shall be permitted to bid all or part of its judgments hereunder 

without cash deposit, plus accrued interest and accrued costs in custodia 

legis as set forth herein.

(11) That Silver Bay and NPSI may make a further motion to the 

court for reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, substitute custodian fees and 

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moorage fees and U.S. Marshal’s fees incurred in relation to the sale of the 

Vessel.

Dated this 25th day of March, 2019.

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HONORABLE BARRY TED MOSKOWITZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 

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