Legal Opinion

Brow v. United States District Court

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided January 7, 2005No. 04-1513Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FUENTES, Circuit Judge.

Ronald Brow filed a petition for mandamus-like relief in the District Court, requesting that the Court direct the Virgin Islands Police Department to pay him back pay for the ongoing approximately ten-year period during which the administrative appeal of his allegedly wrongful dismissal has been pending. The District Court denied the petition after finding that Brow had failed to meet the high standard required in order to grant the extraordinary remedy because he has an adequate remedy in his current suit against the Department. We agree that Brow’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Heckler v. RingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Lazaro Garcia v. Larry F. Taylor, Warden Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  3. State Ex Rel. Pierce v. SlusherOregon Supreme Court · 1926
  4. Richardson v. Virgin Islands Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1981
  5. Felix v. GovernmentDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1958

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