Lambertsen v. Lee
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. CROIX IN RE: RICHARD H. LAMBERTSEN, Petitioner. ) ) ) Case No. 1:25-cv-0010 ) ORDER1 BEFORE THE COURT is the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) by Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson III, filed on April 29, 2025, recommending dismissal of the petition for writ of mandamus for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (ECF No. 12.) The Court having conducted a de novo review of this matter making an independent determination finding no error in the R&R,2 it is hereby ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 12, is APPROVED and ADOPTED as an Order of this Court as if fully set forth herein; it is further ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on February 7, 2025, ECF No. 1, is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction; it is further ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be served on Richard H. …
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. CROIX IN RE: RICHARD H. LAMBERTSEN, Petitioner. ) ) ) Case No. 1:25-cv-0010 ) ORDER1 BEFORE THE COURT is the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) by Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson III, filed on April 29, 2025, recommending dismissal of the petition for writ of mandamus for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (ECF No. 12.) The Court having conducted a de novo review of this matter making an independent determination finding no error in the R&R,2 it is hereby ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 12, is APPROVED and ADOPTED as an Order of this Court as if fully set forth herein; it is further ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on February 7, 2025, ECF No. 1, is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction; it is further ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be served on Richard H. Lambertsen at his last known address provided to the Court by certified mail return receipt and that a copy of the return receipt be filed on the docket; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case. Dated: March 12, 2026 /s/ Robert A. Molloy ROBERT A. MOLLOY Chief Judge 1 Due to the retirement of the judge previously assigned to this case, the undersigned, exercising his authority as Chief Judge of the District Court, reassigned this case to himself on February 17, 2026. 2 See Hill v. Barnacle, 655 Fed. Appx. 142, 148 (3d Cir. 2016) (opining that the district court is not required to make separate findings or conclusions when reviewing a Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation de novo under 28 U.SC. § 636(b)) (citing Elmendorf Grafica, Inc. v. D.S. America, Inc., 48 F.3d 46, 49-50 (1st Cir. 1995) (opining that “[28 U.S.C. § 636(b)] authorizes the district court to adopt in whole as well as in part the proposed findings and recommendations of the magistrate judge. Where, as here, the magistrate judge decided on an undisputed factual record, the district court was certainly not required to rehash the magistrate judge’s reasoning. The role of the magistrate judge is ‘to relieve courts of unnecessary work.’”) (citations omitted). Case: 1:25-cv-00010-RAM-EAH Document #: 15 Filed: 03/12/26 Page 1 of 1