In the Matter of the Complaint of Todd Rosenthal, as Owner, of the 2013 Everglades 243CC

Rosenthal · United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division · February 18, 2026 · No. 8:25-cv-2000-KKM-CPT

Summary

This document is a default judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, in an admiralty limitation-of-liability proceeding involving Todd Rosenthal and a 2013 Everglades 243CC vessel. The court entered final judgment by default, granting exoneration in favor of Rosenthal against potential claimants who failed to file claims or answers within the notice period. The document also includes standard information concerning attorney’s fees, costs, and appellate deadlines.

Holdings

  1. The court entered final judgment by default in favor of Todd Rosenthal and against all non-appearing potential claimants who failed to file a claim or answer within the established notice period.
  2. The court awarded final judgment for exoneration by default in favor of Todd Rosenthal against the non-appearing potential claimants.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the petitioner was entitled to final judgment by default against potential claimants who failed to file a claim or answer within the established notice period.
  2. Whether the petitioner was entitled to exoneration from liability in the limitation-of-liability proceeding.

Disposition

other

Cases Cited (8)

  • Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Mestre, 701 F.2d 1365, 1368 (11th Cir.)(followed)
  • Williams v. Bishop, 732 F.2d 885, 885-86 (11th Cir.)(followed)
  • Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co., 486 U.S. 196, 201, 108 S. Ct. 1717, 1721-22, 100 L. Ed. 2d 178 (1988)(followed)
  • LaChance v. Duffy’s Draft House, Inc., 146 F.3d 832, 837 (11th Cir.)(followed)
  • Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 546, 69 S. Ct. 1221, 1225-26, 93 L. Ed. 1528 (1949)(followed)
  • Atlantic Federal Savings & Loan Association v. Blythe Eastman Paine Webber, Inc., 890 F.2d 371, 376 (11th Cir.)(followed)
  • Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp., 379 U.S. 148, 157, 85 S. Ct. 308, 312, 13 L. Ed. 2d 199 (1964)(followed)
  • Rinaldo v. Corbett, 256 F.3d 1276, 1278 (11th Cir.)(followed)

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