VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 39. Transfers of Actions or Proceedings to and from Supreme Court

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Rule 39. Transfers of Actions or Proceedings to and from Supreme Court

(a) Applications for Transfer to Supreme Court. All applications to transfer an action or proceeding to the Supreme Court pursuant to 4 V.I.C. § 32(d) must contain a statement (i) summarizing the action or proceeding and whether the matter raises purely legal questions or requires findings of fact, (ii) identifying the issues of public importance raised in the case, (iii) explaining why those issues are of such urgency that use of the normal appellate process would be inadequate, and (iv) providing any other reasons why a transfer to...