Legal Opinion
Haynes v. Ottley
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided December 1, 2014No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2014-0071PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(December 1, 2014)
PER CURIAM. Allen Haynes, Sr., appeals from the Superior Court’s October 30, 2014 opinion and order, which dismissed — for lack of subject matter jurisdiction — his complaint challenging the eligibility of Basil Ottley, Jr., the Democratic Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor, to serve in that position if elected. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
On August 18, 2014, Haynes filed a pro se complaint in the federal District Court of the Virgin Islands raising numerous challenges to the conduct of the Democratic Party’s primary election…
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