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VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 22. Briefs
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Rule 22. Briefs
(a) Brief of the Appellant. The brief of the appellant shall contain under appropriate headings and in the order here indicated:
(1) A Table of Contents, with page references, and a table of cases (alphabetically arranged), statutes, and other authorities cited, with references to the pages of the brief where they are cited....
(2) A Statement of Subject Matter and Appellate Jurisdiction. The statement shall include:
(i) a statement of the bases for subject matter jurisdiction in the Superior Court, with citation to applicable statutory provisions, making reference to the relevant facts to establish such jurisdiction;(3) A Statement of the Issues Presented for Review and Standard of Review. This statement shall include a designation by reference to specific pages of the appendix or other specific documentation in the proceedings at which each issue on appeal was raised, objected to, and ruled upon, and a statement of the standard or scope of review applicable for each issue on appeal (e.g., whether the trial court decision is reviewed on such rulings for abuse of discretion, whether its findings of fact are reviewed for clear error, etc.). The statement shall also provide, in a separately labeled subdivision,
(ii) a statement of the bases for jurisdiction in the Supreme Court, with citation to applicable statutory provisions, making reference to the relevant facts to establish such jurisdiction. The statement shall include relevant filing dates establishing the timeliness of the appeal and:
(a) shall state that the appeal is from an identified final order or a final judgment that disposes of all claims with respect to all parties or, if not,
(b) shall include information establishing that the Supreme Court has jurisdiction on some other basis.
(i) a statement of whether this case or proceeding has been before the Supreme Court previously, and whether the party is aware of any other case or proceeding that is in any way related, which has been completed, is pending, or is about to be presented before the Supreme Court or any other court, state or federal. If the party is aware of any previous or pending appeals before the Supreme Court arising out of the same case or proceeding, the statement should identify each such case; and(4) A Statement of the Case. The statement shall first indicate briefly the nature of the case, the course of proceedings, and its disposition in the court below. There shall follow a
(ii) a copy of the order or orders being appealed and, if any, the relevant opinions of the Superior Court, which shall be included in the appendix.
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- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 1. Scope of Rules; Terms; Sessions; Seal; Filing in Superior Court
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 2. Suspension of Rules
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 3. Payment of Docket Fees
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 4. Appeal as of Right—How Taken
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 5. Appeal as of Right—When Taken
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 6. Appeals by Permission
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 7. Appellate Mediation and Conciliation
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 8. Bond and Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal in Civil Case; Release Pending Appeal in Criminal Case
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 9. Pretrial Release in a Criminal Case
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 10. The Record on Appeal
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 11. Transmission of the Record on Appeal
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 12. Docketing of the Appeal
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 13. Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition Directed to Judges or Non-Judges and Other Extraordinary Writs
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 14. Habeas Corpus Proceedings
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 15. Format for Papers, Motions, and Briefs; Filing and Service
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 16. Computation of Time
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 17. Extension of Time
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 18. Corporate Disclosure; Business Entity in an Appeal; Representation of a Corporation
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 19. Notice of Possible Judicial Disqualification
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 20. Non-Conforming Motions, Briefs, and Appendices
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 21. Motions
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 22. Briefs
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 23. Brief of Amicus Curiae
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 24. Appendix to the Briefs
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 25. Filing and Service of Briefs
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 26. Prehearing Conference
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 27. Oral Argument
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 28. Entry of Judgment
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 29. Interest on Judgments
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 30. Costs; Damages for Delay
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 31. Petition for Rehearing
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 32. Issuance of Mandate; Stay of Mandate; Appeal
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 33. Voluntary Dismissal
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 34. Substitution of Parties
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 35. Duties of the Clerk
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 36. Admission of Attorneys; Entry of Appearance; Conduct
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 37. Rules
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 38. Certification of Questions of Law
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 39. Transfers of Actions or Proceedings to and from Supreme Court
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 40. [Repealed]
- VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 41. Masters
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