Legal Opinion
Blanchard v. Cortes-Molina
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 29, 2006No. 05-2489PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the collision of two boats and arises under our admiralty jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1333. Plaintiff Jo Ellen Blanchard sued Defendants Carlos A. Cortés-Molina, his wife Ivonne Ortiz, and their conjugal partnership in tort. 1 Defendants failed to appear, and the court below granted a default judgment of $265,000 in favor of Plaintiff. Defendant Cortés made his first appearance after the U.S. Marshals arrested his boat, the M/V Bramela, to satisfy the default judgment. Following several motions by Defendants, the court below reduced the amount of…
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