Legal Opinion
Picon v. Sugar Beach Condominiums No. 1 Homeowners Ass'n
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided April 14, 1988No. Civil No. 1987/29PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, District Judge
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
The plaintiff attempted to serve various noninhabitant defendants by mail pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2)(C)(ii). Because the procedures of that rule were not fulfilled, the defendants move to quash and to dismiss. We deny the motions, however, because the undisputed facts establish that service by mail sufficient to satisfy 5 V.I.C. § 4911(a)(3) as applied by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) was completed. We write to clarify this case of first impression.
I. FACTS
The plaintiff, Dolores Pillot Picon, is the personal representative of her deceased husband’s estate. He was murdered…
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