Local Rule Rule F: Limitation of Liability
D.P.R. — Civil rule
RULE F LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
(1) Security of Costs.
The amount of security for costs under Supplemental Rule F(1) shall be $1,000; it may be combined with the security for value and interest, unless otherwise ordered.
(2) Order of Proof at Trial.
Where the vessel interests seeking statutory limitation of liability have raised the statutory defense by way of answer or complaint, the plaintiff in the former or the damage claimant in the latter shall proceed with its proof first, as is normal at civil trials.