United States of America v. Territory of The Virgin Islands
DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. CROIX UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) ) v. ) ) ) Civil Action No. 1986-265 TERRITORY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, ) et al., ) ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) Attorneys: Jonathan M. Smith, Esq., Laura L. Coon, Esq., Rita K. Lomio, Esq., Sharon I. Brett, Esq., Marlysha Myrthil, Esq., Washington, D.C. Angela Tyson-Floyd, Esq., St. Croix, U.S.V.I. For the United States Carol Thomas-Jacobs, Esq., Aquannette Y. Chinnery, Esq., St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Kenrick E. Robertson, Esq., Shari N. D’Andrade, Esq., St. Croix, U.S.V.I. For the Defendants ORDER UPON CONSIDERATION of the United States’ “Notice and Request for Emergency Telephonic Status Conference,” filed on November 13, 2014, (Dkt. No. 865), the Order to Show Cause, entered later that same day, (Dkt. No. …
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DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. CROIX UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) ) v. ) ) ) Civil Action No. 1986-265 TERRITORY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, ) et al., ) ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) Attorneys: Jonathan M. Smith, Esq., Laura L. Coon, Esq., Rita K. Lomio, Esq., Sharon I. Brett, Esq., Marlysha Myrthil, Esq., Washington, D.C. Angela Tyson-Floyd, Esq., St. Croix, U.S.V.I. For the United States Carol Thomas-Jacobs, Esq., Aquannette Y. Chinnery, Esq., St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Kenrick E. Robertson, Esq., Shari N. D’Andrade, Esq., St. Croix, U.S.V.I. For the Defendants ORDER UPON CONSIDERATION of the United States’ “Notice and Request for Emergency Telephonic Status Conference,” filed on November 13, 2014, (Dkt. No. 865), the Order to Show Cause, entered later that same day, (Dkt. No. 866), the Show Cause Hearing held on December 10, 2014, the entire record herein, and for the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, filed contemporaneously herewith, the Court finds that Defendants are IN Case: 1:86-cv-00265-WAL-GAT Document #: 875 Filed: 12/30/14 Page 1 of 2 2 CONTEMPT of the Court’s June 6, 2014 Order because of their failure—without just cause—to timely pay Monitor Kenneth A. Ray’s September 2014 invoice as required by that Order. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Bureau of Corrections shall be fined the sum of $1,000.00, payable to the Clerk of Court no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 31, 2015, as a sanction for failing to timely pay the Monitor’s September 2014 invoice, as required by this Court’s June 6, 2014 Order; and it is further ORDERED that any future noncompliance with this Court’s June 6, 2014 Order— without good cause or other legally sufficient reason—will subject Defendants to a fine of $250.00 per day for each day that the payment is late, plus payment to the Monitor of any fees and expenses reasonably incurred as a result of the untimely payment. SO ORDERED. Date: December 30, 2014 _______/s/________ WILMA A. LEWIS Chief Judge Case: 1:86-cv-00265-WAL-GAT Document #: 875 Filed: 12/30/14 Page 2 of 2