Legal Opinion
Russell v. Kendall
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided December 11, 2006No. D.C. Civ. App. No. 2006/223PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(December 11, 2006)
Senator Ronald E. Russell (“Russell”), a member of the Twenty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands, has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus against the Superior Court. For the reasons explained below, we will deny the petition.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This matter arises from a civil proceeding in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.
In October, 2004, the Virgin Islands Legislature established the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands pursuant to section 21(a) of the Revised Organic Act. 4 V.I.C. § 21(a). That act provided that the…
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