Legal Opinion
Simon v. Joseph
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided September 11, 2013No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2012-0011PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(September 11, 2013)
Hollar, Designated Justice.
Appellant Carl Simon, a pro se prisoner, appeals from the Superior Court’s January 11, 2012 Opinion and Order, which dismissed, with prejudice, his legal malpractice claim against his former court-appointed attorney, Michael A. Joseph, Esq. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the January 11, 2012 Opinion and Order, and direct the Superior Court to dismiss the complaint without prejudice because it is not ripe.
I. STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
On January 23, 1995, Simon was tried in the Superior Court3 for…
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