VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 1. Scope of Rules; Terms; Sessions; Seal; Filing in Superior Court

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Rule 1. Scope of Rules; Terms; Sessions; Seal; Filing in Superior Court

(a) Title and Citation. These Rules shall be known as the Virgin Islands Rules of Appellate Procedure and may be cited in short-form as V.I. R. App. P.

(b) Scope of Rules. These Rules govern procedure in all proceedings in the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ["Supreme Court"].

(c) Authority for Promulgation of Rules. These Rules are promulgated pursuant to the authority granted by V.I. CODE ANN. tit. 4, §§ 31(c) and 34(a), and section 3 of Act No. 6687, as enabled by sections 21(a) and (c) of the Revised Organic Act of 1954; 48 U.S.C. § 1613a. The Revised Organic Act of 1954 is found at 48 U.S.C. §§ 1541-1645 (1995), reprinted in V.I. CODE...