Kenneth Edlin v. M/v Truthseeker, and Emil Damia Cecilia Damia

The question presented here is whether a party, after obtaining a favorable judgment in district court and successfully defending that judgment on appeal, may return to the district court to obtain compensation for expenses allegedly incurred during the appeal which exceeds the amount of the posted su-persedeas bond. The district court concluded that it did not have jurisdiction to consider such a request, and denied relief on that ground. We conclude that even if the district court had jurisdiction, it lacked the authority to grant the requested relief. Accordingly, we affirm.

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On March 14,…