VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 35. Duties of the Clerk

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Rule 35. Duties of the Clerk

(a) Days of Operation. The office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be open to receive filings during business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. Legal holidays when the office shall be closed are defined in Rule 16(b), but the Chief Justice may provide that the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be open for specified hours on Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays.

(b) The Docket; Calendar; Other Records Required. The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall maintain the docket, which shall contain an index of cases in such form and style as may be prescribed by the Supreme Court, and shall enter therein each case. Cases shall be assigned consecutive file numbers. The file number of each case shall be noted on the docket. All papers filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court and all process, orders, and judgments shall be entered chronologically in the docket. Entries shall be brief but shall show the nature of each paper filed or judgment or order entered. The...