VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 13. Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition Directed to Judges or Non-Judges and Other Extraordinary Writs

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Rule 13. Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition Directed to Judges or Non-Judges and Other Extraordinary Writs

(a) Mandamus or Prohibition to a Judge or Non-Judges; Petition for Writ; Service and Filing. Application for a writ of mandamus or of prohibition directed to a judge or judges of the Superior Court shall be made by filing a petition therefor with the Clerk of the Supreme Court with proof of service on the respondent judge, on all parties to the action in the Superior Court, and on the Clerk of the Superior Court. Upon receipt of a copy of the petition, the Clerk of the Superior Court shall forthwith transmit to the Clerk of the Supreme Court a list of docket entries and inform the Supreme Court of any subsequently entered orders. If directed to a non-judge, the petition need only be served on the non-judge. The petition shall be titled "In re [name of petitioner]." The petition shall contain a statement of the facts necessary to understand the issues presented by the...