IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ORDER SETTING CALENDAR OF CASES FOR CONSIDERATION AND FOR ORAL ARGUMENT The Supreme Court will convene in its Seventh Session of its 2015 Term on Tuesday,, in the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands - St. Thomas, 161B Crown Bay. Unless otherwise noted, the Honorable RHYS S. HODGE, Chief Justice, the Honorable MARIA M. CABRET, Associate Justice, and the Honorable IVE ARLINGTON SWAN, Associate Justice, will comprise the panel scheduled for. AND NOW, this 10th day of June, 2015, it is hereby ORDERED, that the following cases are scheduled for consideration before the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands in its Seventh Session, 2015 Term: S. Ct. Crim. No. 2014-0027 Super. Ct. Crim. No. 065/2012 (STX) MURDER FIRST DEGREE JOSE RIVERA, PEOPLE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, Gordon C. Rhea, Esq. Pamela Rae Tepper, Esq.
Page 2 S. Ct. Crim. No. 2014-0021 Super. Ct. Crim. No. 076/2012(STX) MURDER FIRST DEGREE JOSE VENTURE PEOPLE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, Counsel for Appellant(s) Ronald David Wood, Esq. Counsel for Appellee(s) Pamela Rae Tepper, Esq. S. Ct. Ci No. 2014-0067 Super. Ct. Ci No. 438/2009 (STT) ACTION FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ELLEN STEWART PERRY COWAN, DELIA THOMAS, HILARY ACTIVILLE, ANTHONY ROMANO, ANDREA KING, DONALD (SKIP) KING, CAROLYN TYSON, MR. & MRS. PETROSKY, and A. JEFFREY WEISS, Appellants/Plaintiffs VIRGIN ISLANDS BOARD OF LAND USE APPEALS AND DAWN L. HENRY, ESQ., ACTING COMMISSIONER VIRGIN ISLANDS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES and the VIRGIN ISLANDS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES, Appellees/Defendants. and ST. MARK COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, INC., Appellee/Intervenor. A. Jeffrey Weiss, Esq. Pamela Rae Tepper, Esq. Shawn Maynard-Hahnfeld, Esq.
Page 3 S. Ct. Ci No. 2015-0021 Super Ct. Ci No. 101/2013 (STT) ACTION FOR DAMAGES UNITED CORPORATION, Appellant/Plaintiff, WAHEED HAMED, a/k/a WILLY OR WILLIE HAMED Appellee/Defendant. Nizar Amin DeWood, Esq. Carl J. Hartmann, III, Esq. S. Ct. Ci No. 2014-0075 Super. Ct. Ci No. 561/2004(STT) ACTION FOR DETERMINATION OF FEE SIMPLE TITLE WILMA MARSH-MONSANTO, Appellant/Plaintiff, WILLIAM CLARENBACH, PRISCILLA E. CLARENBACH, ESTATE CAROLINA, Appellees/Defendants. Dolace McLean, Esq. Matthew J. Duensing, Esq. William Mark Hillsman, Esq.
Page 4 S. Ct. Crim. No. 2015-0006 Super. Ct. Crim. No. 554/2009 (STX) MURDER FIRST DEGREE PRINCIPALS, ASSAULT FIRST DEGREE/PRINCIPALS (4 COUNTS), POSSESSION OF A FIREARM DURING THE COMMISSION OF CRIME OF VIOLENCE/PRINCIPALS (4 COUNTS), RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT FIRST DEGREE PRINCIPALS, ATTEMPTED ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE/PRINCIPALS (4 COUNTS) JALANI WILLIAMS, PEOPLE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, Charles E. Lockwood, Esq. Elliot Mclver Davis, Esq. S. Ct. Ci No. 2013-0131 Super. Ct. NC. No. 8/2013 (STX) PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF D. A. B. FOR A CHANGE OF NAME TO: D. A. B., a Minor. Mr. Deleno A. Burroughs, Pro Se Ms. Valarie Y. Gillard, Pro Se
Page 5 S. Ct. Ci No. 2014-0043 Super. Ct. Ci No. 617/2010 (STT) ACTION FOR DEBT AND FORECLOSURE OF REAL PROPERTY MORTGAGE DIANNE CARRILLO, CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Dianne Carrillo, Pro Se Richard P. Farrelly, Esq. Matthew J. Duensing, Esq. It is further ORDERED that the Court will hear ARGUMENTS in the above-noted cases on July 14, 2015, in Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands - St. Thomas, 161B Crown Bay, as follows: Oral Arguments will commence at 10:00 AM, in the following cases: 1 1. Rivera People S. Ct. Crim. No. 2014-0027 2. Ventura People S. Ct. Crim. No. 2014-0021 3. Stewart et al VI Board of Land Use Appeals et al S. Ct. Ci No. 2014-0067 4. United Corporation Hamed S. Ct. Ci No. 2015-0021 1 Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 27(b), each side is allotted fifteen (15) minutes to present arguments. All cases that are submitted on the record may be considered at any time or date. Counsels who would like to appear remotely from the St. Croix Court, must file a Motion for Remote Appearance, no later than (5) days prior to the date of Oral Arguments.
Page 6 CASES TO BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT ORAL ARGUMENT 1. Marsh-Monsanto Clarenbach et al S. Ct. Ci No. 2014-0075 2. Williams People S. Ct. Crim. No. 2015-0006 3. In re D.A.B S. Ct. Ci No. 2013-0131 4. Carrillo Citimortgage S. Ct. Ci No. 2014-0043 SO ORDERED this 10 th day of June, 2015. FOR THE COURT: /s/ Rhys S. Hodge RHYS S. HODGE Chief Justice ATTEST: VERONICA J. HANDY, ESQ. Clerk of the Court The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands is committed to fostering compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and to providing services, programs and activities in a way that assures accessibility for all users of the courts, including qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation for a disability, please contact one of the ADA Coordinators listed below at least 10 working days in advance. Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands #8174 Subbase St. Thomas, VI 00802 ADA Coordinator: Koya S. Ottley Monday - Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm Telephone: (340) 774-2237 TTY: (340) 693-4118 E-Mail: ada@visupremecourt.org Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands #18 Strand Street St. Croix, VI 00840 ADA Coordinator: Kevin Williams Monday - Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm Telephone: (340) 778-0613 TTY: (340) 778-0644 E-Mail: ada@visupremecourt.org