Legal Opinion
Metcalfe v. Renaissance Marine, Inc.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided February 15, 2008No. Civil No. 2007-131PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GÓMEZ, Chief Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(February 15, 2008)
Before the Court is the motion of the defendant, Renaissance Marine, Inc. (“Renaissance”), to dismiss the complaint in this matter. For the reasons given below, the Court will grant the motion.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Despite this matter’s relatively short life span, the curious posture of the case highlights the reason why we have rules of civil procedure and why parties must pay scrupulous attention to those rules.
The plaintiffs, Richard Metcalfe and Cynthia Metcalfe (together, the “Metcalfes”), are residents of the U.S.…
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