Legal Opinion
Cyntje v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided September 2, 1982No. Civil No. 81-321; Civil No. 82-41; Civil No. 82-57; Civil No. 82-74; Civil No. 82-158PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChristian, Chief Judge
MEMORANDUM
These several cases are before the Court on its own motion under Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c). Upon review of these actions, as well as other matters filed by the plaintiff pro se in this Court which have previously been dismissed,1 the Court finds that a factual issue has been raised as to whether the plaintiff, Lionel E. Cyntje, is mentally competent to understand the meaning and effect of the legal proceedings he has instituted. As a consequence, we will set these matters for hearing for the purpose of determining whether there is sufficient cause to have a psychiatrist appointed by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Theresa M. Bodnar v. Catherine Bodnar, Margaret Bodnar, Individually and as Administratrix of Theestate of Mary H. Bodnar, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Zaro v. StraussCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Swift v. SwiftDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1974
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1959
- Joseph Orby Smith, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Krain v. SmallwoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Richards v. Duke UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
- State Ex Rel. McMahon v. HamiltonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
- Sturdza v. United Arab EmiratesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
- People v. ParrillaSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2013
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