Legal Opinion
Berne Corp. v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided September 11, 2008No. Civil Nos. 2000-141, 2000-167, 2001-151, 2001-155, 2001-181, 2001-196, 2001-197, 2001-228, 2002-057PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GÓMEZ, Chief Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(September 11, 2008)
This matter comes before the Court to determine whether the defendants, the Government of the Virgin Islands; Roy Martin, in his official capacity as Tax Assessor (“Martin”); and the Board of Tax Review (the “Board”) (collectively, the “Defendants”), should be held in contempt for violating an Order of this Court.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On May 12, 2003, this Court entered a Decree (the “May 12, 2003 Decree”) enforcing a settlement agreement between the various named plaintiffs (the “Plaintiffs”) and the Defendants regarding…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Berne Corp. v. Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- Berne Corp v. Govt of the Virgin ICourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- Berne Corp. v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2008