GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS v. 19.623 ACRES OF LAND, ETC., Appellant

I respectfully dissent because I am compelled to believe that Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d) does not have any operative effect in condemnation cases. I view Fed. R. Civ. P. 71A(1) as effectively neutralizing the operation of Rule 54(d) in condemnation proceedings. I conclude that before an award of costs and attorney’s fees may be made against the Government of the Virgin Islands in a condemnation case, specific statutory authority must be found in Virgin Islands law to support such an award. I am convinced that no such authority exists in the Virgin Islands Code.

*599In ordinary civil cases, costs are…