VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 11. Transmission of the Record on Appeal

• Jurisdiction: United States

Rule 11. Transmission of the Record on Appeal

(a) Duty of Appellant. After filing the notice of appeal, the appellant, or in the event that more than one appeal is taken, each appellant, shall comply with the provisions of Rule 11(b) and shall take any other action necessary to enable the Clerk of the Superior Court to assemble and transmit the record to the Supreme Court. A single record shall be transmitted.

(b) Duty of Court Reporter to Coordinate Preparation and Filing Transcript; Notice to Supreme Court; Duty of Clerk to Transmit Certified Copy of the Docket Entries in Lieu of Record; Retention of Record in Superior Court. Upon receipt of an order for a transcript, the court reporter shall acknowledge in Part II of the TPO the fact that the court reporter has received it, the estimated number of pages, and the date on which the court reporter expects to have the transcript completed. The court reporter shall e-file the TPO form, so endorsed, with the Supreme Court and file a copy with the Clerk of the Superior Court. If the court reporter cannot complete the transcript within 60 days after receipt of the TPO Part I, the court reporter shall request an extension of time from the Clerk of the Supreme Court and the action of the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be entered on the docket and the parties notified. In the event of the failure of the reporter to file the transcript within the time allowed, the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall notify the Chief Justice for such action as is appropriate. Upon completion of the transcript, the court reporter shall file physical and electronic copies of the transcript with the Clerk of the Superior Court and shall notify the Clerk of the Supreme Court that the reporter has done so by completing Part III of the TPO in accordance with Rule 40.3(k). The record shall be complete when all ordered transcripts have been filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court.

When the record is complete for purposes of the appeal, the Clerk of the Superior Court shall electronically transmit the record as an e-record in accordance with Rule 40.3(j). The original file shall not be...