United States v. GVI (3:25-cv-00050) — Docket Entry 68
1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, Case No. 3:2025-CV-50 v. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND MARIO BROOKS, in his official capacity as Police Commissioner of the territory of the Virgin Islands, Defendants. RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Plaintiff submits the following response to GVI’s Motion to Strike [ECF 65]. Defendants’ motion should be denied. Indeed, as set forth below, the motion is frivolous and Defendants’ motion is sanctionable. The first sentence of Defendants’ motion states in pertinent part: “[Defendants] pursuant to FRCP 12(f) move to strike the USA’s Second Motion for Preliminary Injunction.” Def. Mot. 1 (emphasis added). Rule 12(f) states: “The court may strike from a pleading an insufficient defense or any redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous matter.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(f) (emphasis added). The term “pleading” has a specific definition in the rules of civil procedure. …
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