United States First Circuit

Default judgment and sale of defendant's boat in an admiralty case is affirmed where: 1) defendant's spouse was not an indispensable party; 2) defendant's failure to appear was because of his own negligence; 3) erroneous original default judgment did not violate defendant's due process rights; and 4) defendant did not show that his spouse was a co-owner of the boat.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/29/2006
• Published 06/29/2006

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eugene F. Hestres, with whom Alicia M. Santos-Irizarry and Bird Bird & Hestres, P.S.C., were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Juan R. Requena-Dávila, with whom ́Alvaro R. Calderón, Jr. L.L.P., was on brief, for appellee.