Legal Opinion
Scotiabank De Puerto Rico v. M/ v ATUTI
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided July 19, 2004No. CIV.03-1990 PGPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GELPI, United States Magistrate Judge.
This is an action in admiralty brought by plaintiff Scotiabank de Puerto Rico (“Sco-tiabank”) against the M/ V ATUTI (“ATU-TI”), its engines, tackle, equipment and furnishings, etc. in rem, Luis Miguel Gar-da-Passalaequa, his wife Margarita Juá-rez-Iturregui and the conjugal partnership constituted between them, in personam, (“defendants”) for maritime attachment and garnishment of defendants’ property. This cause is within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1333, Fed. R. Civ. 9(h), and Rule C of…
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