Legal Opinion

In re Rohn

Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands

Decided August 1, 2017No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2016-0041Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

(August 1, 2017)

Hodge, Chief Justice.

Lee J. Rohn, Esq., appeals from the Superior Court’s March 2, 2016 order, which ordered her to pay $1,845 in *766sanctions to Appellees CULUSVI, Inc. and Cost-U-Less, Inc. (collectively “Cost-U-Less defendants”). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the March 2, 2016 order.

I. BACKGROUND

On March 22, 2006, Rohn filed a personal injury lawsuit against the Cost-U-Less defendants in the Superior Court as counsel for Luis Moquete-Mella. After numerous proceedings not relevant to this appeal, the Cost-U-Less defendants filed two motions for…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. TRW Inc. v. AndrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Cunningham v. Hamilton CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. In Re Prudential Insurance Company America Sales Practice Litigation Agent Actions, Michael P. Malakoff, Esquire, and Malakoff, Doyle & Finberg, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
  4. John Pierce v. F.R. Tripler & Co. And Hartmarx Specialty Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  5. Crowe v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998

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