Dorval v. Sapphire Village Condominium Owners Association
DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN WILNICK DORVAL, Plaintiff, v. SAPPHIRE VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, BERNARD VANSLUYTMAN, JOANNE LEVESQUE, CLARENCE LEVESQUE, LOURDES CORDERO, THOMAS CORDERO, SIDNEY JARVIS, NICHOLAS OVERMEYER, RICHARD W. O’DELL, MICHELE LANGE, TODD FARRAND, NORA IBRAHIM, SARAH WHITE, ELLEN HANSEN, MICHAEL BAIRD, MATTHEW SWOPE, MARK MAROLF, MADLON JENKINS RUDZIAK, JAMES KOULOURIS, MOUSSA MUSTAFA, CLAUDIA WOLDOW Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) Civil No. 2018-29 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) APPEARANCES: Wilnick Dorval St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Pro se plaintiff, Michael E. Fitzsimmons Stryker, Duensing, Casner & Dollison St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Sapphire Village Condominium Association, Sidney Jarvis, and Michael Baird, Bernard M. Vansluytman St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Pro se defendant, John H. Benham, III St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Joanne Levesque, Case: 3:18-cv-00029-AET-RM Document #: 540 Filed: 03/30/19 Page 1 of 4 Dorval v. Sapphire Village Condominium Owners Association, et al Civ. No. 2018-29 ORDER Carol Ann Rich Dudley & Rich St. …
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DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN WILNICK DORVAL, Plaintiff, v. SAPPHIRE VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, BERNARD VANSLUYTMAN, JOANNE LEVESQUE, CLARENCE LEVESQUE, LOURDES CORDERO, THOMAS CORDERO, SIDNEY JARVIS, NICHOLAS OVERMEYER, RICHARD W. O’DELL, MICHELE LANGE, TODD FARRAND, NORA IBRAHIM, SARAH WHITE, ELLEN HANSEN, MICHAEL BAIRD, MATTHEW SWOPE, MARK MAROLF, MADLON JENKINS RUDZIAK, JAMES KOULOURIS, MOUSSA MUSTAFA, CLAUDIA WOLDOW Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) Civil No. 2018-29 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) APPEARANCES: Wilnick Dorval St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Pro se plaintiff, Michael E. Fitzsimmons Stryker, Duensing, Casner & Dollison St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Sapphire Village Condominium Association, Sidney Jarvis, and Michael Baird, Bernard M. Vansluytman St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Pro se defendant, John H. Benham, III St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Joanne Levesque, Case: 3:18-cv-00029-AET-RM Document #: 540 Filed: 03/30/19 Page 1 of 4 Dorval v. Sapphire Village Condominium Owners Association, et al Civ. No. 2018-29 ORDER Carol Ann Rich Dudley & Rich St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Lourdes Cordero and Thomas Cordero, Andrew Simpson Law Offices of Andrew Simpson St. Croix, U.S.V.I. For Sapphire Village Condominium Owners Association, Sidney Jarvis, Michael Baird, Nicholas Overmeyer, Todd Farrand, and Michele Lange, Matthew Swope Nora Ibrahim Moussa Mustafa Sara White Ellen Hansen James Koulouris Madlon Jenkins-Rudziak Claudia A. Woldow Pro se defendants. ORDER GÓMEZ, J. Before the Court is a document filed by Wilnick Dorval entitled “Motion for Judgment on the Pleading (sic) Against All Defendants.” On May 22, 2018, Wilnick Dorval (“Dorval”) filed a complaint in this matter. On July 23, 2018, Dorval filed the instant motion. (“Dorval’s Motion,” ECF No. 95). Dorval’s Motion purports to seek a judgment against all defendants in this matter. It is not clear what procedural mechanism Dorval relies on in order to obtain a judgment. Case: 3:18-cv-00029-AET-RM Document #: 540 Filed: 03/30/19 Page 2 of 4 Dorval v. Sapphire Village Condominium Owners Association, et al Civ. No. 2018-29 ORDER Generally, a plaintiff can obtain judgment through a trial on the merits, a motion for summary judgment, a motion for a judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c) (“Rule 12(c)”), or an entry of default and default judgment. It is clear from Dorval’s motion that he does not seek judgment on the basis of a trial. There has been no trial in this matter and there is currently no trial setting in this matter. It is also clear that Dorval’s Motion does not seek default or default judgment. Indeed, Dorval has separately filed several motions seeking default judgment. Accordingly, the Court will not construe the instant motion as a motion for default or default judgment. To the extent Dorval’s Motion seeks a judgment pursuant to Rule 12(c), that avenue is unavailable. Under Rule 12(c), a party may move for a judgment “after the pleadings are closed.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c). Pleadings constitute a complaint, an answer, and, if the court allows, a reply to an answer. Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a). The pleadings have not closed in this matter as not all defendants have filed answers. To the extent Dorval is seeking summary judgment, his petition is wanting. Summary judgment is appropriate “if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material Case: 3:18-cv-00029-AET-RM Document #: 540 Filed: 03/30/19 Page 3 of 4 Dorval v. Sapphire Village Condominium Owners Association, et al Civ. No. 2018-29 ORDER fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a); see also Hersh v. Allen Prods. Co., 789 F.2d 230, 232 (3d Cir. 1986). Dorval has failed satisfied that burden. The premises considered, it is hereby ORDERED that Wilnick Dorval’s petition entitled “Motion for Judgment on the Pleading Against All Defendants” at ECF Number 95 is DENIED. S\ Curtis V. Gómez District Judge Case: 3:18-cv-00029-AET-RM Document #: 540 Filed: 03/30/19 Page 4 of 4