Harley ex rel. Harley v. Government of the Virgin Islands

*230MEMORANDUM OPINION

I.INTRODUCTION

This case invólves a question of whether or not this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over a claim filed under the Virgin Islands Tort Claims Act, 33 V.I.C. §§ 3408-3415 (1981 Supp.) (Act), due to the alleged failure of George Harley, the plaintiff, to comply with the procedural provisions of the Act. The defendant Government of the Virgin Islands has moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that plaintiffs failure to meet the Act’s procedural requirements deprives this Court of subject matter jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of…