VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 22. Briefs

• Jurisdiction: United States

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;
(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.

(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,

(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
(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.

(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

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