VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 41. Masters

• Jurisdiction: United States

Rule 41. Masters

(a) Appointment; Powers. The Supreme Court may appoint a special master to hold hearings, if necessary, and to recommend factual findings and disposition in matters ancillary to proceedings in the Supreme Court. Unless the order referring a matter to a master specifies or limits the master's powers, those powers include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) regulating all aspects of a hearing;
(2) taking all appropriate action for the efficient performance of the master's duties under the order;
(3) requiring the production of evidence on all matters embraced in the

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