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NOTICE OF PETITION FOR
EXONERATION FROM OR
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
IN ADMIRALTY
Case No.: 8:24-cv-309
IN RE:
PETITION OF PETER J. MACKEY, as titled owner, of 2004 Black Thunder 430GT, Coast Guard Cert. No. 1208389, Vessel identification No. DON 43VL1K304 its engines, tackle, and appurtenances,
Petitioners.
NOTICE is hereby given that Petitioner, Peter J. Mackey, as titled owner, from the Petitioner, Peter J. Mackey, as titled owner, for the 2004 Black Thunder 430GT, hull identification number Don 43VL1K304, her engines, tackle, and appurtenances, (the “Vessel”), have filed a Petition claiming the benefit of exoneration from and/or limitation of liability according to the law and as provided in Section 30501 et seq. of Title 46, United States Code, Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the statutes supplemental thereto and amendatory therefor, and also contesting liability independently of the limitation of liability claimed in said Petition for any loss, damage or injury occurring on or about July 30, 2023, in navigable waters in the area of Holmes Beach, Manatee County, Florida as described in the Petition and said Petition also stating the facts and circumstances upon which exoneration from and/or limitation or liability is claimed.
All persons or corporations having claims arising out of the events mentioned above and as more particularly described in the Petition must present them as provided in Rule F of the Supplemental Reules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to the Clerk, United States District Courthouse for the Middle District of Florida located at 801 North Florida Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602 and serve on or mail copies thereof to the Petitioner's attorneys, JOSE D. ESTIGARRIBIA, ESQUIRE, MACKEY LAW GROUP, P.A., 1402 3rd Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida 34205, on or before May 1, 2024 or be defaulted. Personal attendance is not required.
Any claimants desiring to contest the allegations of the Petition shall file and serve on counsel for Petitioners an Answer to the Petition on or before the aforesaid date unless the Claim includes an Answer so designated or be defaulted.
DONE AND ORDERED in Tampa, Florida on this 2nd day of February, 2024.
/s/ Amanda Arnold Sansone
UNITED STATES Magistrate JUDGE
Mar. 15, 22, 29; Apr. 5, 2024 24-00808H