DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX
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YONNI MATHURIN,           
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                                  Plaintiff,
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1:08-cv-117
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v.                                 
           
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MOON RISE SHIPPING CO. S.A., owner
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of the Vessel M/T Pioneer Sunshine, CITGO 5
PETROLEUM CORPORATION, MITSUI
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O.S.K. LINES, SOLAR JAPAN CO., LTD.,
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ASAHI MARINE CO., LTD., and JOHN
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DOES 1-100,
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Defendants. 5
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TO:
John K. Dema, Esq.
Marie E. Thomas-Griffith, Esq.
Andrew C. Simpson, Esq.
Bruce P. Bennett, Esq.
ORDER
THIS MATTER is before the Court upon Motion to Amend Verified Complaint to
Add Defendants, Filed by Plaintiff (Docket No. 17) and Amended Motion to Amend
Verified Complaint to Add Defendants, Filed by Plaintiff (Docket No. 19).  The time for
filing a response has expired.
Having reviewed the said motions and proposed amended complaint and with due
consideration of the policy favoring liberal allowance of amendments to pleadings, the
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Mathurin v. Moon Rise Shipping Co. S.A.
1:08-cv-117
Order
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Court finds that Plaintiff should be allowed to amend his complaint.  Defendants have
presented no reason for denying the motion.
Accordingly, it is now hereby ORDERED:
1.
Motion to Amend Verified Complaint to Add Defendants, Filed by Plaintiff
(Docket No. 17) is DENIED AS MOOT.
2.
Amended Motion to Amend Verified Complaint to Add Defendants, Filed
by Plaintiff (Docket No. 19) is GRANTED.
3.
Plaintiff’s First Amended Verified Complaint, filed as attachment #1 (Exhibit
A) to Amended Motion to Amend Verified Complaint to Add Defendants,
Filed by Plaintiff (Docket No. 19), is DEEMED FILED as of the date of entry
of this order.
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The caption shall appear as hereinabove.
ENTER:
Dated: June 5, 2009
/s/ George W. Cannon, Jr.                           
GEORGE W. CANNON, JR.
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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