Coffelt v. GERS of the VI

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN SORAYA DIASE COFFELT : CIVIL ACTION : v. : No. 22-34 : GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ : RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE : VIRGIN ISLANDS : MEMORANDUM Judge Juan R. Sánchez May 2, 2025 Plaintiff Soraya Diase Coffelt, a retired Judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, brings this action against the Government Employees’ Retirement System of the Virgin Islands (GERS), alleging GERS has violated the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution, as incorporated by the Revised Organic Act of 1954, by denying her a…