Legal Opinion
Skinner v. Joseph
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided April 25, 1996No. D. Ct. Civ. No. 132-95; Terr. Ct. Civ. No. 619/1994 (St. X)Published
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, Chief Judge
MEMORANDUM
2Per curiam 1
This matter is before the Court upon petition by Robert and *154Susan Skinner ["Skinners"] for a writ of mandamus on the ground that the nominal respondent, Territorial Court Judge Ive A. Swan, has erroneously refused to act on the Skinners' motion for dismissal, or in the alternative, for summary judgment.1 Judge Swan has moved to dismiss the petition based on lack of jurisdiction, failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and because the petition is somehow inappropriate. Our mandamus jurisdiction over the Territorial Court being clear,2 we will deny the motion to…
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3Cases cited4 opinions
- Mallard v. United States Dist. Court for Southern Dist. of IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Victor Wexler, Honorable John W. Bissell, NominalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Dawsey v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1995