Legal Opinion
In re Elliot
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided September 24, 2010No. S. Ct. Civ. No. 2010-0004PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(September 24, 2010)
2Per curiam
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Joseph Elliot’s (hereafter “Elliot”) pro se petition for writ of mandamus,1 filed with this Court on January 19, 2010, as well as the September 7, 2010 Response by the Nominal Respondent, a sitting judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. For the reasons that follow, this Court grants Elliot’s petition and shall issue a writ of mandamus directing the Nominal Respondent to rule on Elliot’s pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On March 19, 2009, Elliot, proceeding pro…
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