Legal Opinion
Jeffrey J. Prosser, 98-7607 v. Margaret S. Prosser Jeffrey J. Prosser v. Margaret S. Prosser, Kevin A. Rames, 98-7610
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 30, 1999No. 98-7607, 98-7610PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
The issue in this case is whether District Court of the Virgin Islands, Appellate Division erred by ordering sanctions against a party and his attorney thirty months after it entered a final order. The Appellate Division had jurisdiction over the appeal from the decision of the Virgin Islands Territorial Court under V.I.Code Ann. tit. 4, § 33. We have jurisdiction over the appeal of the final order of the Appellate Division under 48 U.S.C. § 1613a(c). We conclude that the Appellate Division erred and will reverse.
I. Background
In 1989, Jeffrey Prosser…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by36 opinions
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