Legal Opinion
Rodriquez v. 32nd Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 9, 2017No. 17-1518PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(June 9, 2017)
Shwartz, Circuit Judge
Kevin Rodriquez was elected to serve in the Virgin Islands Legislature. After his election, Janelle K. Sarauw and Brigitte Berry filed a lawsuit in the Virgin Islands Superior Court against Rodriquez, the Virgin Islands Joint Board of Elections, the Board of Elections of St. Thomas and St. John, and Caroline F. Fawkes (the “Board of Elections Defendants”) challenging Rodriquez’s qualifications to serve as a member of the Legislature (the “Removed Action”). Rodriquez removed that suit to federal court and filed his own action against the…
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