VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 10. The Record on Appeal

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Rule 10. The Record on Appeal

(a) Composition of the Record on Appeal. The original papers and exhibits filed in the Superior Court, the transcript of proceedings, if any, and a certified copy of the docket entries prepared by the Clerk of the Superior Court shall constitute the record on appeal in all cases. The Clerk of the Superior Court shall forward to the Supreme Court a certified copy of docket entries and a copy of the order or judgment being appealed upon receipt of a copy of the notice of appeal from the Clerk of the Supreme Court. The original complete record should only be transmitted upon request by the Supreme Court.

(b) The Transcript of Proceedings; Duty of Appellant to Order; Notice to Appellee if Partial Transcript Is Ordered.

(1) If the appellant intends to urge on appeal that a finding or conclusion is unsupported by the evidence or is contrary to the evidence, the appellant shall include in the record a transcript of all evidence relevant to such finding or conclusion. Within 14 days after filing the notice of appeal (or entry of the order disposing of the type of timely motion specified in Rule 5(a)(4) or 5(b)(1)), the appellant shall order from the reporter a transcript of such parts of the proceedings not already on file as the appellant deems necessary.
Orders for transcripts and/or a certificate that a particular reporter's transcript is not necessary shall be presented on the

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