Legal Opinion
Moravian School Advisory Board of St. Thomas v. Rawlins
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 14, 1995No. 94-7359UnknownCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge
These two appeals were combined for this opinion because the issue in both is whether the District Court of the Virgin Islands, when it lacks subject matter jurisdiction, may nonetheless transfer a cause to the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands rather than dismiss it. Because we conclude that a district court must dismiss the suit where there is no colorable basis for exercising subject matter jurisdiction, we will reverse and remand both cases with instructions to dismiss.
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Helen Rawlins filed a complaint with the Virgin Islands Department of…
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