JTR Enterprises, LLC v. Columbian Emeralds, No. 4:2011cv10074 - Document 199 (S.D. Fla. 2013)

Court Description: OPINION AND FINAL ORDER re 190 Bench Trial - Held, 191 Bench Trial - Held, 192 Bench Trial - Held Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 1/25/2013. (jw)

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Toj siya a r o tt (let o t a i d f a il) wn d r s b n o e .. u tf n wad f ie ab iof ne h t s ee sb e, l t lw offndsr uie atnd rt de he a i eq r s s e o monsr t notonl t i entt a quiet tae y he nt o c r he p ope t i ve butalopos e son oft tpr ry,ha i , hi deg e ofc r r ry nvol d, s s si ha ope t t t s a gh r e ontol ove i. ..sa va La a s st tt pr ry beng s ve i owne by anot r and r t .. l ge w s ume ha he ope t i al d s d he , t iha notbe naba hus t s e ndone 525F. pp.350,356( D. Y.1 ) d. su S. N. 981. l smpl tr ,heelme sofafndscai i a rlyae$( )i e t rduce n i er ems t e nt i l m n dmiat r i1 ntnt o e p o e t t p se so ( )a ta o c n tu tv po s si no t ep o e t a d ( ) h tte r p ry o o s sin,2 cu l r o sr cie se so f h r p ry, n 3 t a h pr ry i et runowne ora ndo d. Tiani 11 435 F. a 5 n. ope t s ihe d ba ne ' t c 1, ' 3d t 32 3. J udgeSi y Ar dne onovize anedt pos e son a pe toft 1 w oftndsi hi 1 6 t xpli he s s i s c he a i n s 98 d cso MDM s la , n .p i n6e Wr c e a dAb nd n dS l g V se :k-l e e iin, av ge l c .Unde t J e k d n a o e ain es l trh i l fnde ofa ndone pr ry mus c i i r ba d ope t t ontnuousy pos es orbei t pr s ofr i t l s s n he oce s cducng o t e r o he equie nt ontnuous pos es i t pr pe t whi heha f nd. W ih r ga d t t r r m e ofc i s son he o ry ch s ou posesi t lw offndsi unf gi ng, 631F. s son,he a i s or vi ' ' supp. 311( D. a,198 . 308, S, Fl 6) 16 Thet r e e e i pa tc ary ti ky, i hid lm nt s riul l rc i unowne 'm ple na ur lm a e il ûs h a d'i is t a tra s tuc s fo aand f una't tha ne rbe n o d. 7 F. pp. a 1 lr a ' ha ve ve e wne 27 su zd t 344.I s e st t sCour t t t e m o hi t ha l no e 'frh ri le a o j c ta i i i n u t teplc wheei wa f u d wh c t wn d'u te mpis n be th t s ndge o s o h a e r t s o n , ih u l c ly ha notye be n pike up byape s a ta pore a apos e son.Fo t t ogia l s t e c d r on nd r ns td s ssi r ha pr ry whi h wt ownedats ope t c u omepoi buthassncebe n l t afnde m us s w nt i e os, i r t ho aba ndonme by t orgi lowne . nt he i na r Thec s t tha r le on t lw offndsr t t n s va t de e mi cli si a es ha ve e id he a i aher ha al ge o t r ne am n a r t t nd t t n o whe he t fnde c n s dmialy e o ur n t r he i r a how aba ndonme . I basct m s t r ha nt n i er , he e ve be nt tpe off t s e ros c esi whih orgi ownesafr tveytndpublcy) e wo y s acual c na i : as n c i nal r fimai l a il a ndone t i pr pery(n whiha ndonme i f rysr ghtf wa d ,a t c s si ba d her o t i c ba nt s ail tai or r ) nd he a e n whih no owne c c r omesf wa dand a ndonm e m us b i e r Se Col or r ba nt t e nf red. e umbu Ame ia s- rc Dic ey Gr p v AtantcMutalls anc Co,97 F. 450,461( hCi.1 2) l s ov r ou . l i u n ur e . 4 2d 4t r 99 . n stainswh r n o e c sfr r Gsu hcr u tn e ma giers t a ifrn e iu t o e e o wn r ome o wad,i l c ic msa c s y v ie o n n ee c g ofab ndonme ..'I Quotnga198lDititCou to ni fo Te s ( tr ,I .v. a nt.' d i src r pi on r m xa ,Hate as nc THE USS HATT ERAS,l A. N. 1 1 n. ( D.Te 1 :,Colmbu Ame ia 984 M C. 094, 097 5 S. x. 981 u s- rc Dic v r Gr u sae ,i hl meen n eo p o rya d lp eo tmewih u mo ed n t s o ey o p tts twj i r o us f r pet n a s f i g e to t r o o e t bls aba sa ih ndonme ,t y m a unde cic sanc whe et owne ha ot r s f l t nt he y, r r um t es r he r s he wie aied o a to as e ta cai t pr ry,s m a i e e ofi e t a ndon. 97 F. a 461 c r s r ny l m o ope t uppl n nf r nce nt nt o ba ' 4 2d t ' (ntr lquot insomitd) i ena ato te . Thi Cour a eca e ,a wa pr vi l not d by t Fi Cicui i Tre su eSal or s t ppr it s s s e ousy e he hh r t n a r v s 1 ta t ei d ip sto o awr c e v se wh s v r l ainh sb e ls f rc nu isa ,h t h ç ls o iin f e k d e s l o e ey oc to a e n o t o e t re s l t h isowne we e sili e se sr c safc i t a ur lngt . 569 F. a 3 houg t r r tl n xit nce tethe iton o bs d e hs' ' 2d t 37. Howe r aspoi e outi Col mbusAme c Dic e y Gr p,he Tr asu eSal or ld ii ve , nt d n u - ria s ov r ou t e r v s ecson s ii al not d i ha i had be n si aed by a lpa te i ve t tt o i nalowne sha pecfc ly e i t t t e tpult 1 ri s nvol d ha he rgi r d a ndonedt wr c , ndt diti tc r a s m a m e i n oft f tt t ' m ode. da ba he e ks a he src ou t lo de nto he ac ha , The l y n g r e ofSpan ha e e s d no i e e ti flng acl m i t sltg i a as c s ove nm nt i s xpr s e ntr s n ii ai n hi ii aton s uc es or owne .' 97 F. a 462( i Tr as r Salor 1 569F. a 337) TheCol r'' 4 2d t quotng e u e v s , 2d t . umbus Ame ia Dic e y Gr p c tcos sisdic son oft lw ofa rc s ov r ou our l e t s us i he a bandonme wih a cea nt t l r sa e ntofwha mus be s t t me t t hown t pr a ndonme :iba o ove ba nt ta ndomne m us bepr nt t oved by c e r la a co ncnge de e,houg s h asa o r se e sde a aton a ndo ngtte. nd nvi i vi nc t h, uc n wne ' xpr s clr i ba ni il Shoul t pr ry enc d he ope t ompas a ance a l os s pwr k, cour m a i era s n int nd ongl t hi ec a t y nf n 65. e s . one tr ane Si ra, a ndonmen . 9 F. a 464- Se aloAdamsv Uni M edie r a D i cu t 220 ba t' 74 2d t ' F.d 6 9 67 ( t Ci. 0 0 . 3 5 , 1 5h r 2 0 ) Anal i oft Fact f om Tral yss he sr i A . W ihouta s pw r ck, e s nt alel m entofpr i m i s ng under t I t hi e an s e i e oof s s i he aw o s vag f al e. The 1w ofs l e c l f am a i pe i.Thi e e ntma bes tsi d by an û ncint a avag als or rne rl s l me y aite i e , a a ndone s pwr c ' ba d hi e k. 'Sant M ar ia de ii 5 Fe pp.a 1 40.W he t r i a a gart cson, 56 su t 3 n he e s s pwr k i ved,Pli tf ca pr dedocu en a i oft s p,isc go,da e , c. c hi ec nvol a n if n ovi m t ton he hi t ar t s et whi h 1 8 al t Cour t makec ran l ca asumptonsast t owne oft maei ( g.he lows he to e ti ogi l s i o he r he tral e. t Ki ofSpai .The t Cour c nrquiet o ng n) n he t a e r he wnert pr deas l a r o ovi avage wa d. l t i t ntca e, n he nsa s howe r t r i no s pwr c a no pr t tt sone we eeve ve , he e s hi e k, nd oof ha he t s r r l ti t frtpl e.The onl e de e i t tJ y a St ver ti ve t ma e ilfom t os n he is ac y vi nc s ha a nd e e re d he t ra r he oc a tooron a a trJ nua y 1 ,201 en l nd fe a r 1 0.Butt ge ne s oft ac ofr ti vi t he nui ne s he t e re ng he ma e i doe notpr t tt ma e i lwaspr vi l l t The ma e i ma ne rha bee t ral s ove ha he t ra e ousy os . t ral y ve ve n l t i M otva i scli a eco r c t tPl i ifowned t m a e i ,dr d i i t t os, f i ton' a ms r r e t ha antf he t ral oppe t n o he oc a a t r ti ve i.To gi a a a a eofdico r ofSpa s Tr as e, t ta e n, nd hen ere d t ve n ppe r nc s ve y nih e ur wihou s pwr k, t ta o r a i ed wihouta s hi ec wihou n wne , nd nde t howi ofa ma i pe i,heCour ca ng rne rl t t nnot fnd t lw ofs vagea isi t sc s . i he a al pple n hi a e B. Pl i i fhasf f ied s vage ri s a nt f or e t al ght l a ton t t lc ofam a i pe i, hePl ntf ha f f ied isrght t s va I n ddii o he a k rne rl t ai if s oret t i s o al ge. n p o i igteso e t t ej wee i Pi s u g s ta h mih c tteso e a dma epe e r v dn h tn s o h e lr n t b r h o h t e g t u h t n s n k ic s t o fns e jwer fo t m, a rmo e p o e t fo tersfrhi o us ,Id e J y f i ih d e ly r m he J y e v d r p ry r m h e o s wn e n e d, a tsi e i tilh ttej wee p o u e fns e pe e o jwer ta fle f u g lo -ie e tf d n ra ta h e lr r d c d i ih d ic s f e ly h t ild o r aln sz d i b g (o rsn k c upeh md e so s'.Te tmo yo J yM ic v c De . 201 ,J y a s c mp ii g $ o l t r d tne ' si n f a s o ih, c 4, 2 a a ) as t sii d t thewa unde t i es i t thewasalowe t c t s o s AsJ lo e tte ha s r he mpr son ha l d o ut he t ne . udge N i m e ri t uc e i Tiani f s h f f iur a i e n whe t s l w asm i t ke e ye ns r t d n t c , uc or e t e pples ve n he a vor sa n a bouthi rg sr ar ng t r s Tesi s i ht eg di he e . tmony ofJ M ico c Dec. 201 I a to an ay s vih, 4, 2. n ddii n, 19 i t wa gi n t r e so s o ofwhi h wa ma i o ane a f hi wie.The ef e nvesor s ve h e t ne , ne c s de nt cklce or s f r or , e i t Cour wer t a y t lw ofs l e,Pli tf hasf f td a rg t a s l ge ven f he t e o ppl he a avag a n if oreie ny i ht o ava cai duet expl t ton oft r sf pe s luse lm o oia i he e or r ona . C. TheCour M us Appl t La ofFi t t y he w nds I lghtoft a n i he bove a l i aswe la t Pl i ipso i nalpr ye f t a r of na yss l s he antf rgi a r or he wa d ttet t r s t Cour now a e s st c et ough t lnsoft l oftnds' Thefrt il o he e , he t ddr s e he as hr he e he aw 5 .z is elye t difc t a ie wih r a dt t r quie e ofcon i uspos e so Asr a d above,he fi uly rs s t eg r o he e r m nt tnuo s s i n. rtivedr swa s pa a e and s nt pice l ac os t wo l W hieJ y a St veha e re e s e rtd e , e mea , r s he rd. l a nd e ve tsii d t tt en ier shasb n r t ned,St vealo a it d durng cr se mi tont t e tfe ha he tr e ee eur e s dm te i os xa nai ha hedoe no know f rs et tt r wasno br a i t c n ofc t s t o ur ha he e e k n he hai usody. TheCour agr es t e ; e n as umi t ta sone s tt lbor t re orot s e i e rswe e te t ve s ng ha ny t s en o a a o i s her cintfc xpe t r r a ed pr e so ly a c of s inal nd omplt y r t e t ewe et ma ot ri vi sc ryi t eel e um d,her r oo ny he ndi dual a r ng he sone fom oneplc t a he outoft prs nceofJ ya Stve( g.hei sorwho t sr a e o not r he e e a nd e e. t nvet r evedt e sone a ga a l s onet hi w ie, a sol rbr he who ke t ec i hr e t s nd ve t ea t o s f J y' de ot r pt hem o m i f phot aphsa s aye t m wih coo ng s ay,J y' yo ve ght or ogr nd pr d he t ki pr a s unge br herwho r ot s te t m a o Ha i andJ y' younge br he ' wiewho c ni d s hutld he r und wai, a s r ot rs f a e ome sonest a t o ba i Ha it na af t r eouti efr nc wih, rplce ntof t sone l i nk n wai,o me ew) o ul ntre e e t or e a me ,he t s. t s alo i pos i ef t Cou tt bece t n t ta 1oft sone e nt ly a ve ba t Ke s m sbl or he r o rai ha 1 he t s ve ua l ni d ck o y :Alh u hc u e frtePlitf rq etdij ncierle i hsco igag me t nDe e e 21 2 2 te 2 to g o nslo h anif e u se nu t eif n i lsn r u n o c mb r , 01 ,h v co lc n o ga t nij n to u d rh lw o fn s u' a n t rn a nu cin n e te a f id . t 20 W e tf t ts m er as s or ha a e on.Thi is c t anoti i fc nts dow ofdoubtove t s s ue ass -nsgnii a ha r he pos e son ee e sofacl m unde t 1w offnds s s i lm nt ai r he a i . Thet r ee e c lsf t r st eihe havene rbee pr vi l owne ort ha hid lm nt a l or he e o t r ve n e ousy d, o ve be n l ta a ndone by isowne .Ne rpr vi l owne i i l altor o f unat t e os nd ba d t r ve e ousy d mples oc l a r a ha i i ge s ndi noust t ar a ofr re l Thet tmony i c t st tt r s i c o he e eti va . esi ndi a e ha he e s omprs ofsone ied t s ef e he t o he whi h a enoti ge c r ndi noust t be oft Gul ofM e c Ther or ,t Cour m ovest t o he d he f xio, ot ropton:whehe t r sha be n l ta a he i t r he e s e os nd bandone by isorgi owne , l ot rwo ds d t i nal r n he r , t Co tmus a es t elpha ti t r : he ur t ddr s he e n n he oom how di t es o come t be sti ont d hes t nes o itng he oce n toori J nua y of20117 a l n a r : Thec ti Col our n umbu Ame c Di ov r Gr p i quie fr ont r r m e f s- ria sc e y ou s t im he equie nt or ce a c ncng e de ofa ndonm e , c r esoutan e pton f c esi whi h lar nd onvi i vi nce ba nt but a v xce i or as n c t r i s n a e a l os s pwr k'a no o rfl a cai .97 F. at464- l he e s i ncint nd ongl t hi ec ' nd a wne ies l m 4 2d 65. n s h c es t c tm a i e a ndonmen .Thi r or i de d ofa e de ofa uc as , he our y nf r ba t s ec d s voi ny vi nce ny s pwr c , 1 t ce t y Spa s Ga lon, a pr ofa ndonme by aprorowne .The hi e k 6 h n ur nih le or ny oof ba nt i r r sha a a e s e i youtoft n ai,wihoutpr oft s c oforgi oftans tton e s ppe r d e m ngl hi r t oof he our e i ns r porai orprorowne s p, Pli ifhasf ie i t se s i le e tofpr .Dunca M at ws i i r hi antf a ld n hi s enta l men oof n the on n Ex./25- a 2( /1 1 nd DVDs s sst tt e rl weeposi yc anedont de kofa ) ugget ha he meads r sbl onti he c Spa s Gal i abare ofge s t tgo wa he ove boa d i asor ,butt si no mor nih leon n rl m , ha t s d r r n t m hi s e 21 t n m e es c ai n by t wine sobvi l i ende t i l nc t CBS c e t 1 h ha r pe ul to he t s ousy nt d o ntue e he r w hat 6t Ce ur Spa s Tr a ur wasi ve nt y nih e s e nvol d. W he ali s d a done, he ea et optons J y a Stvel tma ey f n 1 s ai nd t r r wo i : a nd e egii t l ound l t os so on t tooroft Gul,orJ a St vepl c sone a quie ele r on t oce n t nes he l he f ay nd e a ed t s c r d s whe e he a toori or rt ii ' he a t r e t bls a a i ntpr na a g e ty e l n de o i nd't m nd he eby sa ih n nc e ove nce nd r a l nhanc t f e he v leof h so e a dt erp tto o t eme a te s r s lo s Th r i j ta mu h au t e t n s n h e u ai n f h n s ra u e av r . e e s us s c s r f t t or t tJ y a Stveplnt d t sone a t r i f t a s ri t tt y uppo t or he he y ha a nd e a e he t s s he e s or he s e ton ha he f ound t m .The Cour c nno smpl a c ptt un- ontadit d t tm o ofJ y a Stvet t he t a t i y c e he c r c e esi ny a nd e ha t y f l we ate ur ma t t st ,dovet t fo ,a f he olo d r as e p o he ie o he l or nd ound t e a ds Ea h sor he mer l . c t y r pr s nt onepos i e it m r tton ofe iey cr um sa ile denc a neihe perua s e ee s sbl n e ea i ntr l ic t nta vi e, nd t r s de t Cour. Eve i t Cour c d de e mi t tJ y a Stvedi i e fnd t sone on t he t n f he t oul t r ne ha a nd e d nde d i he t s he fr tda t Cour hasno c edi ee denc upon whi t ba e afndi t tt m a e i was is y,he t r bl vi e ch o s i ng ha he t ral l tora ndone by s os ba d omeot rorg na ifnde ' orowner he i i l ki r' . VI . C onc us on l i Ha ng f f t t i rght t s l gea f lng t pr t elm e soft l w of vi oreied he r i s o a va nd aii o ove he e nt he a s va orfnds Pl ntf ha f ied t c nc t Cour t tas vag a r ort a r ng al ge i , ai if s al o onvi e he t ha al e wa d he wa di ofttet t r si a oprat The Cour t e or a a dsno s va a r t J nora il o he e s ppr i e. t her f e w r al ge wa d o TR, ny a r ofttet t maei t J Purua t Suppl tlRul E( ( oft Fedea Ruls wad il o he tralo TR. s nt o emena e 5)d) he rl e ofCi lPr ce e,heCour ha t dic eton t s tt tr sand c to oft r e s of vi o dur t t s he s r i o e he e m ondii ns he ela e 22 t a r se pr ry i t sc e.Unde t f c soft sve y unus c e,wher t lw he re td ope t n hi as r he a t hi r ual as e he a pr l ecudesa r oftteoft r st Pl i ifJ a t er m ansi t ca eno ot r wa d il he e o antf TR, nd her e i n he s he cai nta t t r s,heque to ofpr rdiposton oft m ae i lge sonesr l ma s o he e t si n ope s ii he tra m t emai .The ns Cour c l st tt r ss d be smpl r t nedt t pa te who physc l br hti t t onc ude ha he e houl i y eur o he ris i aly oug t o tej rs ito o t eCo r, eiee it t eU. Ma s a a dwhoo tie a p it n o h u idcin f h u td lv rd t o h S. rh l n ban d p onme t f s tt ec t a J Ent r ie ,LLC;na l J y M icovi a St Elhlpp.The ubsiut usodi n, TR e prs s me y, a s ch nd eve c e Co t a no fndi a t t t s r e, ue, ove nc ororgi oft sones ur m kes i ng s o he ype, ou c val pr na e, i n he t c omprsng t r s. ii he e The e or t f l ng i ORDERED,ADJUDG ED and DECREED : r f e, he olowi s A. TheSubsiu e Cusodi n,a nt d by t sCour ' Or rofSeptm be 7, 1 tt t t a ppoi e hi ts de e r 201 ( #5)s l f niht t Cour als ofa1c t i rd, af tonofis DE hal ur s o he t it l oss ncure as unci t postona Subsiut Cusodin, sar ul oft sltgai (ncl ng, not ii s tt e t a a es t hi ii ton i udi but lmie t t c t ofmai ai ngt r i ba vaulsi Ke W e tFl i ) i td o,he oss nt ni he em n nk t n y s, orda . B. TheSubsiut Cusodi i he e dic ge ofa lot rdute a oft dae of tt e t an s r by s har d l he i s s he t t sOr r a s l ta f rt r sove t t c t oft Unied St t s hi de , nd hal r ns e he e r o he usody he t ae M a s Se vi r hal r ce. C. Ther m s l r mai i t c t oft Cour vi t Unie St t M a s e hal e n n he usody he t a he td aes r hal Sevi un i t W a r ntf Ares ofl Re De e r ce tl he ra or r t n m f ndanthase r d. xpie 23 D . J yM ic c a St Elhl p s l r und a 1c t i ure by t Cour and a s ovi h nd eve c ep hal ef 1 os s nc r d he t byt Subsiut Cusodin asar ul oft sltga i he tt e t a es t hi ii ton, E. TheW ar n f AretofI Rem Deen nt is dSe e r7,2011( #6) ra t or rs n f da ,sue ptmbe DE s l notexpieuntltn( 0)da ha pase oru i s htmeasa1expe e hal r i e 1 ys ve sd, ntl uc i l ns s i uredby t Cour a b t Subsiut Cuso a asa r s toft sltga i nc r he t nd y he tt e t din e ul hi ii ton ha bee r f ve n e undedby J y M ic c a St Elhl pp, c ve i l r a s ovi h nd eve c e whihe r s onge . F. Onc t W a r ntf Are tofI Re De enda tha expied,t r m s lbe e he r a or r s n m f n s r he e hal re ur d t t s ec t ofJ y M ic chand St ve El hlpp. t ne o he ol usody a s ovi e c e DONE and O RDERED i Cha r a t J m esLa e eKi Fe r lJ tc n mbe s t he a wr nc ng de a usie Buidi a Unie St t Courhous , M i - de,Fl i t s25t da ofJ nua y, 201 l ng nd td aes t e amiDa 3. orda,hi h y a r . r ... àŠp u . r Š, ES LAW CE Km G I TED STA TES D I STRI J D G CT U OUTHERN DI STRI OF FLORI CT ' ' ' Co e f ihe t pis um s d o: A1 Couns lofRe d 1 e cor 24 <

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