Donastorg v. Government Employees' Service Commission

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter comes before the Court on a writ of review to the Government Employees’ Service Commission which sustained the. discharge of a patrolman from the Department of Public Safety.

At the onset, the Court is confronted by a curious conflict in the laws of this Territory. 3 V.I.C. 530(b) provides that “the decision of the Government Employees’ Service Commission shall be final.” Language like this has been given a variety of effects (see, generally, 4 Davis, Administrative Law, Ch. 28), from no review at all to full review. However, more is involved. 5 V.I.C. 1420 [1421]…