Legal Opinion
Dennis v. Luis
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 10, 1984No. 83-3633PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This case involves a suit for injunctive and declaratory relief brought by eight members of the Virgin Islands Fifteenth Legislature. These legislators challenged Governor Juan Luis’ (the “Governor”) appointment of Arnold M. Golden (“Golden”) as “acting” Commissioner of Commerce. The district court ruled that the Governor’s authority to make temporary appointments was controlled by 3 V.I.C. § 64(a) and that section 64(a) did not authorize the Governor to appoint an “acting” Commissioner of Commerce. Relying on section 64(a), the…
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