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Nature of Suit Code: 120
Nature of Suit: Marine Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Foreclosure

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28 (PROPOSED) FINAL JUDGMENT 1 CIV.S-02-1576 FCD(PAN)

PETER D. KEISLER

Assistant Attorney General

JOHN K. VINCENT

United States Attorney

501 "I" Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814-2322

Telephone: (916) 554-2700

PHILIP A. BERNS

Attorney in Charge

West Coast Office

JEANNE M. FRANKEN

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Torts Branch, Civil Division

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Room 7-5395

P.O. Box 36028

San Francisco, California 94102-3463

Telephone: (415) 436-6644

Telefax: (415) 436-6632

Of Counsel:

PATRICIA E. BYRNE

Attorney Adviser

Office of Chief Counsel

Maritime Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation

400 Seventh Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20590

Telephone: (202) 366-5172

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff,

 

v.

SS INDEPENDENCE (O.N. 261147), its

engines, boilers, tackle, apparel, furnishings,

bunkers, electronics, spare parts, tools,

equipment, and all other appurtenances, etc., in

rem,

Defendant.

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AT LAW AND IN ADMIRALTY

Civil No.: Civ.S.-02-1576 FCD(PAN) 

 

FINAL JUDGMENT

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28 (PROPOSED) FINAL JUDGMENT 2 CIV.S-02-1576 FCD(PAN)

The United States of America having commenced this ship mortgage foreclosure

action in admiralty against the defendant Vessel SS INDEPENDENCE, its engines, boilers,

tackle, apparel, furnishings, bunkers, electronics, spare parts, tools, equipment, and all other

appurtenances, etc., in rem, in the principal amount of $25,185,531 (Twenty-Five Million,

One Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty-One Dollars and No

Cents), plus the guarantee fee and interest and costs; and 

The defendant Vessel, and certain spare parts, appurtenances, etc., having been sold

for $4,005,000 (Four Million, Five Thousand Dollars), pursuant to court order, and the sale

having been confirmed, and the amount of $3,954,577.66 (Three Million, Nine Hundred and

Fifty Four Thousand, Five Hundred and Seventy-Seven Dollars and Sixty- Six Cents) having

been deposited with the Court by the Marshal, after deduction of fees and costs; and

Andrew Murray having been the sole claimant-in-intervention, and all other entities

and individuals, including the owner of the Vessel, having been defaulted for failure to

intervene or file a notice of interest, as appropriate; and 

The amount of $3,578,019.33 (Three Million, Five Hundred and Seventy-Eight

Thousand, Nineteen Dollars and Thirty-ThreeCents) having previously been distributed from

said sale proceeds to plaintiff United States of America by agreement of the parties and order

of the Court; and 

The United States of America having incurred $149,554.26 (One Hundred and Forty

Nine Thousand, Five Hundred and Fifty Four Dollars and Twenty Six Cents) in custodia

legis expenses and disbursements from the date of the arrest of the Vessel through the date

of the confirmation of the sale of the defendant Vessel, a computation of said amount by the

Maritime Administration being attached to the Declaration of Jeanne Franken submitted in

support hereof; and 

The aforesaid attachment also containing a computation of other amounts, including

costs and disbursements incurred other than custodia legis expenses, and interest computed

through July 3, 2005, said amounts being added to the mortgage amount owed to the United

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States pursuant to the mortgage agreement, totaling $28,399,645.24 (Twenty Eight Million,

Three Hundred and Ninety Nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Forty Five Dollars and Twenty

Four Cents), including the aforesaid interest and costs; and 

Plaintiff United States of America and claimant-in-intervention Andrew Murray

having agreed that Mr. Murray should receive the amount of $125,000.00 (One Hundred and

Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents) from the proceeds held by the Court, without

interest and with each party to bear its own costs, in full and final settlement of his claims

herein, and an Order thereto having been entered; and 

Claimant-in-intervention Andrew Murray having been paid $125,000.00 (One

Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents) from the proceeds held by the

Court, and his claim having thus been fully satisfied herein; it is therefore hereby

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the United States of America is the holder of a

valid first preferred ship mortgage on the defendant Vessel in the aforesaid amount of

$25,212,860.00, plus the guarantee fee and interest and costs; and it is further 

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the United States of America shall recover its

custodia legis expenses and disbursements in the amount of $149,554.26, plus interest; and

it is further 

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the United States of America shall receive the

balance of the proceeds held by the Court, including any interest thereon; and it is further 

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that judgment be entered in favor of the United States

of America and against the defendant Vessel, SS INDEPENDENCE, in rem, in the amount

of $28,399,645.24 (Twenty Eight Million, Three Hundred and Ninety Nine Thousand, Six

Hundred and Forty Five Dollars and Twenty Four Cents); and it is further 

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the ship sales amount, including the amount

previously paid to the United States by order of this Court and the amount of the balance

presently held by the Court and to be received by the United States, less the amount paid to

Murray and the custodia legis expenses awarded, shall be credited to the account of the

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defendant Vessel and to any deficiency owed to the United States under the mortgage

agreement with the shipowner; and it is further 

ORDERED that, as soon as reasonably possible after entry of this Order and Final

Judgment, a check be issued by the Clerk of the Court payable to the "United States

Department of Justice - Civil Division" in the full amount of the balance remaining in the

Court's registry, in partial satisfaction of the Government's judgment herein, and that said

check be forwarded to counsel of record for the United States of America..

IT IS SO ORDERED AND ADJUDGED this 31ST day of August, 2005 in

Sacramento, California. 

/s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

SUBMITTED BY:

PETER D. KEISLER

Assistant Attorney General

TIMOTHY M. BURGESS

United States Attorney

LANE TUCKER

Chief, Civil Division

Assistant United States Attorney

R. MICHAEL UNDERHILL

Attorney in Charge, West Coast Office

Torts Branch, Civil Division

Date: 8/30/05 /s/ Jeanne M. Franken 

JEANNE M. FRANKEN

Trial Attorney 

Torts Branch, Civil Division

U.S. Department of Justice

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFIED that on 8/30/05 I served a copy of the foregoing Proposed

Final Judgment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the following:

Francis A. Monaco, Jr., Esq.

Joseph J. Bodnar, Esq.

Walsh Monzack and Monaco, P.A.

1201 N. Orange Street, Suite 400

Wilmington, Delaware 19801

David S. Heller, Esq.

Josef S. Athanas, Esq.

Timothy A. Barnes

Latham & Watkins

Suite 5800 Sears Tower

233 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Attorneys for Shipowner/Debtor

Great Independence Ship Company

Eugene Brodksy, Esq.

Brodsky, Baskin & Miller, Inc.

221 Main Street, Suite 1325

San Francisco, California 94105-3687

Attorneys for Andrew B. Murray

Hopeman Brothers Marine Interiors LLC

435 Essex Avenue

Waynesboro, Virginia 22980

 /s/ Bonnie Li 

BONNIE LI

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