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0:23-cv-61696 — SYG v. M/V Octopussy (CMR)
Public case page for the admiralty action filed by Starboard Yacht Group LLC against M/V Octopussy and Contessa Marine Research LLC. 287 docket entries on CourtListener RECAP. This is the longest-running case in the portfolio (3+ years).
as_of 2026-09-11 · not_a_charge = true · source = CourtListener RECAP
Case metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Case number | 0:23-cv-61696-AHS |
| Court | U.S. District Court, S.D. Florida |
| Judge | Anuraang H. Singhal |
| Filed | September 1, 2023 |
| Cause | 28:1333 Admiralty |
| Plaintiff | Starboard Yacht Group LLC |
| Defendants | M/V Octopussy, Contessa Marine Research LLC, SHM LMC |
| Pacer case ID | 653539 |
| CourtListener docket ID | 67756701 |
| RECAP documents | 287 |
| CourtListener URL | /docket/67756701/ |
Key docket entries
Source: CourtListener RECAP · 287 documents
DE 1 — Verified Complaint (in rem + in personam)
Filed 9/1/23 · 7 pages
Admiralty complaint against M/V Octopussy (in rem) and CMR (in personam).
DE 25 — Certificate of Interested Parties
Filed 9/18/23 · 3 pages
CMR identified affiliates: Kevin Burke, Jake Stratmann, Canan LLC d/b/a HTEC Marine, Steven Ivankovich, Anthony Ivankovich, Safe Harbor Lauderdale Marine Center.
DE 31 — Answer + Counterclaim + $4.6M funding exhibit
Filed 10/31/23 · 31 pages + 5 exhibits
CMR's answer with affirmative defenses and counterclaim. Exhibit 2 (DE 31-2) documents $4,604,641.18 in funding from CMR to SYG across 13 wire transfers (4/8/22 - 3/31/23).
public court filing · funding verified
DE 106 — Mediation Report
Filed 7/5/24 · 3 pages
Joint notice of mediation report and response to order to show cause.
DE 197 — Amended Answer + Counterclaim
Filed 5/9/25 · 28 pages + 5 exhibits
CMR's amended answer with funding exhibits and email correspondence.
CMR → SYG funding (DE 31-2 — public court filing)
| Amount | Date |
|---|
| $12,862.00 | 4/8/22 |
| $827,699.42 | 6/20/22 |
| $150,000.00 | 7/22/22 |
| $500,000.00 | 9/9/22 |
| $450,000.00 | 9/12/22 |
| $100,000.00 | 9/14/22 |
| $200,000.00 | 9/22/22 |
| $60,000.00 | 9/26/22 |
| $254,079.76 | 9/28/22 |
| $300,000.00 | 1/11/23 |
| $500,000.00 | 1/18/23 |
| $150,000.00 | 2/10/23 |
| $1,000,000.00 | 3/31/23 |
| TOTAL | $4,604,641.18 |
Counsel
- SYG: Valcourt and Associates LLC (Matthew Valcourt)
- CMR: Moore & Company, P.A. (Michael Moore, Caycie Flitman)
- SHM LMC: Akerman LLP, Hutchinson Law Firm, Stroup & Martin
- Perry Maritime: James Perry
- Southern Atlantic: Sean Cichowski, Nicholas Zbrzeznj
Agency referral paths
- FBI — enterprise destruction, fraud patterns
- IRS-CI — tax fraud, money laundering
- FL Bar — Moore, Flitman attorney misconduct
- USPS-IS — mail fraud indicators