AT&T Virgin Islands v. Govt of VI

Opinion

Opinions of the United

2004 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

7-8-2004

AT&T Virgin Islands v. Govt of VI Precedential or Non-Precedential: Non-Precedential

Docket No. 03-3318

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NOT PRECEDENTIAL

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

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No. 03-3318

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AT&T OF VIRGIN ISLANDS;

CANEEL BAY, INC.

v.

THE GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS (V.I. Civil No. 01-cv-00195)

MILLER PROPERTIES, INC.

v.

THE GOVERNM ENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, (V.I. Civil No. 01-cv-00193)

The Government of the Virgin Islands, Appellant

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On Appeal from the District Court of the Virgin Islands (D.C. Civil Nos. 01-cv-00193 and 01-cv-00195) Judges: The Honorable Raymond L. Finch, Chief Judge The Honorable Thomas K. Moore, District Judge The Honorable Darryl Dean Donohue, Territorial Judge

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Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a)

June 22, 2004

Before: NYGAARD, McKEE, and CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges.

(Filed: July 8, 2004)

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JUDGMENT ORDER

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This is an appeal from a non-final order of the Appellate Division of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, which does not fall within an exception to the finality doctrine. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291; 48 U.S.C. § 1631a(c). The case was remanded for a determination of whether the six-year statute of limitations applies to bar the government’s attempt to collect taxes from two of the three appellees, and, thus, proceedings are ongoing in the territorial court. This case, therefore, is hereby dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction. See In re Alison, 837 F.2d 619, 620 (3d Cir. 1988).

/s/ Richard L. Nygaard

Circuit Judge