VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 6. Appeals by Permission

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Rule 6. Appeals by Permission

(a) Petition for Permission to Appeal. An appeal from an order in a civil action, under 4 V.I.C. § 33(c), containing the statement by a Superior Court judge that such order involves a controlling question of law about which there is substantial ground for difference of opinion and that an immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation, may be sought by filing a petition for permission to appeal with the Clerk of the Supreme Court within ten days after the entry of such order in the Superior Court with proof of service on all other parties to the action in the lower court. An order as defined in this paragraph may be amended at any time to include the prescribed statement, and permission to appeal may be sought within 14 days after entry of the order as amended.

(b) Motion for Expedited Review. In all...