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Nature of Suit Code: 120
Nature of Suit: Marine Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1333 Marine-Preferred Ship Mortgage

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES :

OF ALABAMA, INC. f/d/b/a

AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL :

SERVICES OF ALABAMA, INC.,

:

Plaintiff,

:

v. CA 12-00579-C

:

THE F/V WHITEWATER, her engines In Admiralty

tackle, boilers, furniture, appurtenances, : In Rem

etc., IMO Number: MYN47004M81H, in In Personam

rem; JOHN M. FRANCIS; MARY G. :

FRANCIS; and JOHN M. FRANCIS, II,

in personam, :

Defendants. :

JUDGMENT

In accordance with the memorandum opinion and order entered on December 9, 

2013 (Doc. 70), it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that plaintiff’s 

motion for summary judgment (Doc. 61) is GRANTED. The plaintiff is entitled to 

recover $65,010.67 under the Loan Agreement. However, the in personam defendants 

are entitled to an offset in the amount of $30,000.00, as explained in the Court’s 

memorandum opinion and order (Doc. 70). Accordingly, final judgment shall be 

entered against the in personam defendants in the amount of $35,010.671 with post-

 1 The in personam defendants’ motion for the entry of final judgment in the amount 

of $35,010.67 (Doc. 71) is hereby rendered MOOT.

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judgment interest to accrue at the rate of 0.13% from this date forward. Each party shall 

bear his, her, or its own costs.2

DONE this the 7th day of January, 2014.

s/WILLIAM E. CASSADY 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 2 Neither fees nor costs will be awarded in this matter as a properly supported 

motion seeking fees and costs was not filed by December 30, 2013, as ordered by the Court (Doc. 

70 at 16). 

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