Legal Opinion
Berne Corp. v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided September 21, 2000No. Civ. 2000-141PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MOORE, District Judge.
Berne Corporation [“Berne”] and B & B Corporation [“B & B”] [collectively “plaintiffs”] allege that the Government of the Virgin Islands, through its tax assessor, Roy Martin [“Martin” or “tax assessor”], has illegally assessed the value of their commercial properties based on replacement value, rather than the statutorily-required “actual value.” Plaintiffs’ have filed an application for preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin the tax assessor, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 [“1983”], and the government and the tax assessor, under 5 V.I.C. § 80, from assessing and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Bluebeard's Castle, Inc. Castle Acquisitions, Inc. v. Government of the Virgin Islands Roy Martin, in His Official Capacity as Tax AssessorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Berne Corp. v. Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- Berne Corp. v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2003
- Donastorg v. Government of the Virgin IslandsSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2003
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