Howard Bank v. M/V "Mothership"

Ellen Lipton Hollander, United States District Judge

This case involves the intersection of bankruptcy and admiralty law. The Court wades into murky waters in an effort to determine whether the district court may allow the bankruptcy court to administer the sale of a vessel that is at issue in both courts.

I. Background

On October 31, 2018, plaintiff Howard Bank filed a verified complaint in district court, seeking foreclosure against defendants M/V "Mothership" (the "Vessel"), Timothy Edward Horan, and Valerie Jo Horan, asserting admiralty jurisdiction. See ECF 1 (the "Complaint). In…