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BLANCHARD v. CORTES-MOLINA

No. 05-2489.

453 F.3d 40 (2006)

Jo Ellen BLANCHARD, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Carlos A. CORTÉS-MOLINA, Defendant, Appellant, Jane Doe; Conjugal Partnership Cortés-Doe; Reliance Insurance Company; Insurance Carrier ABC and/or XYZ; Richard Roe; John Smith, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 29, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Juan R. Requena-Dávila, with whom Álvaro R. Calderón, Jr. L.L.P., was on brief, for appellee.

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

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...

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