GÓMEZ, Chief Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands; FINCH, Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands', and D’ERAMO, Judge of the Superior Court, Division of St. Croix, sitting by designation.1
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(May 28, 2009)
George H.T. Dudley (“Dudley”) appeals from a June 16, 2005, order of the Superior Court requiring him to appear in person at a hearing in a matter before the Family Division as well as at all hearings in all matters in which Dudley has been appointed as counsel.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Dudley is an attorney with the law firm of Dudley, Topper and Feuerzeig, LLP (“DTF”), located on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. On January 29, 2002, the Superior Court appointed Dudley as guardian ad litem for a minor in a custody dispute before the Family Division of the Superior Court, pursuant to Title 5, Section 2542 of the Virgin Islands Code.2 On January 31, 2002, another DTF attorney, Paula D. Norkaitis, filed a notice of appearance on behalf of the minor. On October 6, 2003, another DTF attorney, A.J. Stone, III, also filed a notice of appearance on behalf of the minor. Several hearings in this matter were held before the Superior Court. The record reflects that Stone was copied on orders from the Superior Court following his notice of appearance.
On May 2,2005, the Superior Court held another hearing in this matter. Another DTF attorney, R. Clay Travis, appeared on the minor’s behalf [952]*952and stated on the record that he was standing in for Stone. The following exchange then took place between the trial judge and Travis:
The Court: Attorney Travis, were you the one appointed in this case?
Attorney Travis: No, I was not.
The Court: Where is Attorney Dudley?
Attorney Travis: I was assigned it because A. J. Stone had left the firm.
The Court: I’m going to pass this matter to give Attorney George Dudley 15 minutes to appear.
Attorney Travis: Fifteen minutes?
The Court: Yes. Fie was appointed to represent the minor in this matter. His appointment has not been revoked by this Court; there was no motion for substitution filed in this matter, nor approved by the Court. As far as this Court is concerned, you have no right to appear on behalf of Attorney Dudley to represent the minor at this time.
[J.A. at 8-9.]
Dudley thereafter appeared in person, and the hearing proceeded.
On June 16, 2005, the trial judge entered an order (the “June 16, 2005, Order”) that provided, in pertinent part:
4. Attorney George Dudley shall appear at the next hearing and shall be prepared to represent the minor.
5. Attorney George Dudley shall ascertain the cases he has been appointed to in this Court, and shall be required to appear at the hearings, failing which, a warrant for his arrest shall be issued, in addition, he shall show cause why he should not be held in contempt of this Court.
[J.A. at 6.]
On July 11, 2005, Dudley filed a motion for substitution of counsel, asserting that
nothing in the statutes pursuant to which he was appointed or the rules of this Court preclude him from fulfilling his duty to represent [the minor] by designating any competent attorney atDTF to appear on his behalf. Further, Dudley submits that [the minor] would be better [953]*953served if she were represented by one of the more experienced litigators at DTE
[J.A. at 25.]
On July 15, 2005, before the Superior Court ruled on Dudley’s motion, Dudley timely filed a notice of appeal of the June 16, 2005, Order with this Court. Dudley thereafter filed a motion to stay the June 16, 2005, Order. On September 20, 2005, the trial judge denied both the motion for substitution and the motion to stay.
In his appeal, Dudley asks this Court to determine whether: (1) he may, as a court-appointed guardian ad litem , designate another DTF attorney to appear on his behalf; and (2) the trial judge abused his discretion in ordering Dudley to appear in person at all hearings as a court-appointed guardian ad litem.3 In the alternative, Dudley asks the Court to issue a writ of mandamus.
II. DISCUSSION
A. Appealability of the June 16,2005, Order
Before proceeding to the merits of this appeal, the Court must satisfy itself that it has jurisdiction to review the June 16, 2005, Order.
This Court has jurisdiction to review final orders in civil cases. See V.I. CODE Ann. tit. 4, § 33. The requirement of finality, also known as the final judgment rule, means that “ ‘a party must ordinarily raise all claims of error in a single appeal following final judgment on the merits.’ ” Richardson-Merrell, Inc. v. Roller, 472 U.S. 424, 429-30, 105 S. Ct. 2757, 86 L. Ed. 2d 340 (1985) (quoting Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord, 449 U.S. 368, 374, 101 S. Ct. 669, 66 L. Ed. 2d 571 (1981)). The Supreme Court has explained that “the final judgment rule serves several salutary purposes”:
It emphasizes the deference that appellate courts owe to the trial judge as the individual initially called upon to decide the many questions of law and fact that occur in the course of a trial. Permitting piecemeal [954]*954appeals would undermine the independence of the district judge, as well as the special role that individual plays in our judicial system. In addition, the rule is in accordance with the sensible policy of avoiding the obstruction to just claims that would come from permitting the harassment and cost of a succession of separate appeals from the various rulings to which a litigation may give rise, from its initiation to entry of judgment. The rule also serves the important purpose of promoting efficient judicial administration.
Cunningham v. Hamilton County, 527 U.S. 198, 203-04, 119 S. Ct. 1915, 144 L. Ed. 2d 184 (1999) (quoting Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 449 U.S. at 374). Consistent with these principles, the Supreme Court has held that a decision is not final unless it “ ‘ends the litigation on the merits and leaves nothing for the court to do but execute the judgment. ’ ” Van Cauwenberghe v. Biard, 486 U.S. 517, 521-22, 108 S. Ct. 1945, 100 L. Ed. 2d 517 (1988) (quoting Catlin v. United States, 324 U.S. 229, 233, 65 S. Ct. 631, 89 L. Ed. 911 (1945)).
Here, the June 16, 2005, Order does no more than require Dudley to appear in person before the Superior Court at all hearings in a matter in which he was appointed guardian ad litem. Accordingly, because the June 16, 2005, Order has nothing to do with the merits of the underlying action, it is not a final order on the merits that would ordinarily allow for direct appeal in this Court. The Supreme Court has, however, set forth exceptions to the final judgment rule that allow for otherwise unappealable orders to be immediately appealed. One such exception is the collateral order doctrine, as articulated by the Supreme Court in Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 69 S. Ct. 1221, 93 L. Ed. 1528 (1949).
The collateral order doctrine
considers as final judgments, even though they do not end the litigation on the merits, decisions which finally determine claims of right separate from, and collateral to, rights asserted in the action, too important to be denied review and too independent of the cause itself to require that appellate jurisdiction be deferred until the whole case is adjudicated.
Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United States, 489 U.S. 794, 798, 109 S. Ct. 1494, 103 L. Ed. 2d 879 (1989) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).
[955]*955To come within the limited class of final collateral orders, an order must (1) conclusively determine the disputed question, (2) resolve an important issue completely separate from the merits of the action, and (3) be effectively unreviewable on appeal from a final judgment. Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay, 437 U.S. 463, 468, 98 S. Ct. 2454, 57 L. Ed. 2d 351 (1978); Praxis Properties, Inc. v. Colonial Sav. Bank, S.L.A., 947 F.2d 49, 54 (3d Cir. 1991).
The Supreme Court has referred to the collateral order doctrine as a “narrow exception” that contains “stringent” requirements. Robinson v. Hartzell Propeller, Inc., 454 F.3d 163, 168 (3d Cir. 2006) (citing Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc., 511 U.S. 863, 868, 114 S. Ct. 1992, 128 L. Ed. 2d 842 (1994)). Furthermore, “failure to meet one prong makes the doctrine inapplicable no matter how compelling the other prongs may be.” Virgin Islands v. Hodge, 45 V.I. 738, 359 F.3d 312, 320 (3d Cir. 2004).
In United States v. Bertoli, 994 F.2d 1002 (3d Cir. 1993), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals applied the collateral order doctrine under circumstances strikingly similar to those in the matter before this Court. In Bertoli, the appellant was a law firm that sought review of an order from the district court appointing the firm standby counsel for its former client in the government’s criminal prosecution of that client. 994 F.2d at 1005. The district court’s order required the firm to serve without compensation, mandated the presence of an attorney from the firm at all pretrial proceedings, and specifically dictated the presence of two named partners of the firm throughout the trial.4 Id.
On appeal, the firm contended that the appellate court had jurisdiction under the collateral order doctrine as stated in Cohen. Id. The government countered that the order was not appealable or otherwise reviewable until the district court entered a final order holding the firm in contempt. Id. The Third Circuit “agree[d] with the government that Cohen does not apply because the order is subject to review on appeal from a final order [956]*956of contempt.” Id. The court nevertheless treated the firm’s appeal as a petition for a writ of mandamus because it found that the order raised “fundamental, unsettled issues concerning a district court’s inherent power over the attorneys who practice before it . . . .” Id.
The Bertoli Court considered each element of the collateral order doctrine in concluding that the district court’s order was not appealable. The court found that the first element was satisfied because the order “conclusively determined the disputed question.” Id. at 1012. In making that determination, the court differentiated two types of non-final orders: those that are “inherently tentative” and those that “although technically amendable, are made with the expectation that they will be the final word on the subject addressed.” Id. (quotation marks and citations omitted). The court reasoned that the possibility that the district court would amend its order was “too remote to deny finality.” Id.
With respect to the second element of the collateral order doctrine, the Bertoli Court stated simply: “Neither party to this appeal contests the presence of the second factor, the importance of the issue or its collateral nature; nor do we.” Id. at 1011.
As for the third element, the Bertoli Court rejected the law firm’s argument that “an order directing it to provide professional services to a client who does not want them is, by its very nature, effectively unreviewable after,” id. at 1012, reasoning that the district court’s order would “be reviewable on appeal from a final order of contempt,” id. (citations omitted). The court was not persuaded by the law firm’s invitation to “draw a brightline rule that non-parties can never seek appellate review of an order directed against it without suffering contempt.” Id. Rather, the court made clear its preference “to postpone review of an order directed against a non-party until the case is concluded in the district court or until the non-party has been held in contempt.” Id. at 1013 (citations omitted). The court explained its rationale:
We have never heretofore held that Cohen allows an attorney to appeal an order directing the continued provision of litigation services to a client for whom an appearance has been entered in an ongoing case. Appealability of such orders would pose a substantial likelihood of frequently unacceptable delay and substantially interfere with the fair and speedy disposition of many criminal cases .... Where a claim is adequately vindicable after final judgment, Cohen jurisdiction is in[957]*957appropriate. Given the availability of contempt as a method to secure review, the third prong of Cohen is not met on the facts of this case.
Id. at 1014 (quotation marks and citations omitted). Applying these standards, the Third Circuit found that the order was “not final and [that it] lack[ed] appellate jurisdiction under Cohen ....” Id.
In the matter before this Court, as in Bertoli, the June 16, 2005, Order mandating Dudley’s in-person attendance does not satisfy the third element of the collateral order doctrine because Dudley could appeal a final order of contempt in the event he violated that order. Dudley does not contend, nor does the record reflect, that he has violated the June 16, 2005, Order or that he has been held in contempt. As such, this Court lacks jurisdiction to review the June 16, 2005, Order.5
B. Mandamus Relief
Dudley urges that even if this Court lacks jurisdiction to hear this appeal, the Court should nevertheless issue a writ of mandamus, as did the Bertoli Court. Dudley neglects to explain precisely how he envisions that form of relief to be fashioned.
In Bertoli, the Third Circuit explained that an appellate court may choose to treat an appeal of a non-final order as if it were a petition for [958]*958a writ of mandamus. 994 F.2d at 1014. To do so, an appellate court must conclude that “fundamental undecided issues that implicate not only the parties’ interests but those of the judicial system itself are present.” Id. (citations omitted).
Unlike in Bertoli, Dudley has explicitly requested, in the event the Court finds that it does not have jurisdiction over this appeal, that his appeal be treated as a petition for a writ of mandamus.6 Because the Court has found that it lacks jurisdiction over this appeal, the Court will address whether the alternative relief Dudley requests is warranted. See, e.g., Wilderman v. Cooper & Scully, P.C., 428 F.3d 474 (3d Cir. 2005) (dismissing an appeal for lack of jurisdiction and denying mandamus relief where the appellants appealed a ruling of the district court and explicitly sought, in the alternative, a writ of mandamus); In re Diet Drugs Prods. Liab. Litig., 418 F.3d 372 (3d Cir. 2005) (similar); Transtech Indus. v. A & Z Septic Clean, 5 F.3d 51 (3d Cir. 1993) (similar).
A writ of mandamus is an extraordinary remedy, only to be issued in “exceptional circumstances amounting to a judicial ‘usurpation of power.’ ” Citibank, N.A. v. Fullam, 580 F.2d 82, 86 (3d Cir. 1978) (quoting Will v. United States, 389 U.S. 90, 95, 88 S. Ct. 269, 19 L. Ed. 2d 305 (1967)). “Appellate courts generally utilize mandamus only ‘to confine an inferior court to a lawful exercise of its prescribed jurisdiction or to compel it to exercise its authority when it [has the] duty to do so.’ ” [959]*959Bertoli, 994 F.2d at 1014 (quoting Roche v. Evaporated Milk Ass’n, 319 U.S. 21, 26, 63 S. Ct. 938, 87 L. Ed. 1185 (1943)).
“Three conditions must be satisfied for the issuance of a writ of mandamus: (1) there must be no other adequate means to attain the relief sought; (2) the right to issuance of the writ must be clear and indisputable; and (3) the issuing court, in the exercise of its discretion, must be satisfied that the writ is appropriate under the circumstances.” In re Pressman-Gutman Co., Inc., 459 F.3d 383, 399 (3d Cir. 2006) (internal quotation marks omitted) (citing In re Briscoe, 448 F.3d 201, 211 (3d Cir. 2006); Cheney v. United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 542 U.S. 367, 380-81, 124 S. Ct. 2576, 159 L. Ed. 2d 459 (2004)); see also Dawsey v. Gov’t of the V.I., 34 V.I. 174, 931 F. Supp. 397, 401 (D.V.I. App. Div. 1996) aff’d, 106 F.3d 384 (3d Cir. 1996).
The first prerequisite for mandamus — whether Dudley has no other adequate means to attain the relief sought — is unmet for essentially the same reason that the collateral order doctrine is inapplicable. Dudley can appeal a final order of contempt in the event he violates that June 16, 2005, Order. There is no evidence in the record that Dudley has violated that order, has been held in contempt for such a violation, or has sought review of a contempt order. Under the facts of this case, the Court is persuaded that the availability of such review disfavors a finding that Dudley has no other adequate means to challenge the June 16, 2005, Order. See In re SEC ex rel. Glotzer, 374 F.3d 184, 188 (2d Cir. 2004) (noting that “generally, a litigant who wants to challenge a [trial court] order must disobey the order, be held in contempt of court, then bring an appeal; mandamus is not usually appropriate where such path is available”). But see Bertoli, 994 F.2d at 1015 (“On the facts of this case we do not think that the availability of review after a future contempt order precludes our immediate consideration of [mandamus].”).7
[960]*960Because the first mandamus prerequisite is not attendant, the Court need not reach the other two prerequisites. However, Dudley’s claim for mandamus relief would fail even if the second prerequisite were considered. The second prerequisite for mandamus calls on the Court to decide whether Dudley’s right to the writ is clear and indisputable. That inquiry requires the Court to determine whether the effect of the June 16, 2005, Order is within the trial court’s authority.
The effect of the June 16, 2005, Order is essentially twofold. First, the order mandates Dudley’s presence at the next hearing in this matter.8 Second, it requires Dudley to apprise himself of the cases in which he has received court appointments and personally appear at all hearings in such matters, lest a warrant for his arrest issue and he be required to show cause.9
[961]*961 As the Bertoli Court noted, the Supreme Court has observed that “attorneys are officers of the court, and are bound to render service when required by such an appointment.” Bertoli, 994 F.2d at 1016 (quoting Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. 45, 73, 53 S. Ct. 55, 77 L. Ed. 158 (1932)). The Court has also stated that “every court has power, if it deems proper, to appoint counsel where that course seems to be required in the interest of fairness.” Id. (quoting Betts v. Brady, 316 U.S. 455, 471-72, 62 S. Ct. 1252, 86 L. Ed. 1595 (1942)). The Third Circuit has explained that a trial court has the power to compel an unwilling lawyer to provide representation at trial because
the court’s responsibility for the administration of justice would be frustrated were it unable to enlist or require the services of those who have, by virtue of their license, a monopoly on the provision of such services. Attorneys who have the privilege of practicing before the court have a correlative obligation to be available to serve the court.
United States v. Accetturo, 842 F.2d 1408, 1413 (3d Cir. 1988).
In Bertoli, the court added an additional layer of gloss to that explanation:
Power inherent in the function of the judiciary exists so that a court may manage its affairs to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases. Such power can be invoked by a court to manage its docket as well as regulate the conduct of its bar.
994 F.2d at 1016.
Pursuant to that power, trial courts routinely require the presence of counsel at hearings and conferences before the court. See, e.g., In re Diebold ERISA Litig., Civ. No. 06-0170, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42746, [962]*962at *37 (N.D. Ohio May 28, 2008) (“Counsel shall appear in person.”); Miklos v. Principi, Civ. No. 01-2205, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37669, at *51 (W.D. Pa. Mar. 16,2006) (“Counsel shall attend in person----”); Am. Med. Sec., Inc. v. Exec. Risk Specialty Ins. Co., 393 F. Supp. 2d 693, 713 (E.D. Wis. Sept. 30, 2005) (“Counsel shall appear in person”). Indeed, this Court, in its trial capacity, has exercised that authority on several occasions.
The authority of a trial court to exercise such authority is particularly important where a minor is involved. The Fifth Circuit has expounded on the important function of guardians ad litem, explaining that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorize their appointment “where the interests of the minor’s general representatives . . . may conflict with the interests of the person . . . who might otherwise be represented by such general representatives.” Gaddis v. United States, 381 F.3d 444, 453 (5th Cir. 2004) (citations omitted); see also Pressman-Gutman Co., 459 F.3d at 400 (“[F]ederal courts always have had the power to appoint special representatives for persons whose general representative has conflicting interests.” (citing 6A WRIGHT, MILLER & Kane, Federal Practice and Procedure: Civil 2d § 1570, at 498 (1990)). The Fifth Circuit has further explained that “[t]he need to protect the minor’s or incompetent person’s rights and interests in federal court proceedings is extremely vital; this is why ‘it is within the district court’s discretion to determine [the minor’s] need for [guardian ad litem] representation, and who may best fill that need.’ ” Id. (citations omitted) (alterations in original). Other courts have also remarked on the importance of guardians ad litem, both to appointing courts and minors. See Jones v. Harrison, Civ. No. 04-3287, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9741, at *4 (N.D. Ill. May 28, 2004) (noting that “the role of the guardian ad litem has been described as an arm of the court” (citation omitted)); Kulya v. City & County of San Francisco, Civ. No. 06-06539, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21932, at *4 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 9, 2007) (noting that “[w]hen choosing a guardian ad litem for a civil lawsuit, the most important issue is protection of the minor’s interest in the litigation” (citation omitted)).
Virgin Islands law explicitly authorizes the Superior Court to appoint a guardian ad litem to represent “[a] child alleged to be delinquent, or ... where a child is alleged to be a person in need of supervision . . . .” V.L CODE Ann. tit. 5, § 2505(a). Virgin Islands law further provides that the guardian “shall be willing and competent by training or experience in [963]*963representing the interests of a child in such proceedings.” Id. at § 2542. Pursuant to that authority, the Superior Court appointed Dudley as a guardian ad litem in this matter.10
The order appointing Dudley stated that he was “appointed to represent the defendant in all matters pertaining to this action of the Territorial Court11 unless and until relieved by order of the Territorial Court and thereafter unless and until relieved by order of the District Court.” [J.A. at 2.] Dudley does not assert, nor does the record reflect, that Dudley sought or that the Superior Court or this Court issued an order relieving him of his appointment.
In addition to their power to require the presence of attorneys at various proceedings, courts also have the power to impose contempt sanctions. Criminal contempt consists of an unconditional penalty that is “imposed retrospectively for a ‘completed act of disobedience.’ ” Int’l Union v. Bagwell, 512 U.S. 821, 828, 114 S. Ct. 2552, 129 L. Ed. 2d 642 (1994). “The primary purpose of criminal contempt is punitive, to vindicate the authority of the court and thus is characterized by the imposition of an unconditional fine or sentence.” Roe v. Operation Rescue, 920 F.2d 213, 216 (3d Cir. 1990)).
In the Virgin Islands, Title 14, Section 581 of the Virgin Islands Code vests courts with the
power to punish by fine or imprisonment, at its discretion, such contempt of its authority, and none other as —
[964]*964(1) misbehavior of any person in its presence or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice;
(2) misbehavior of any of its officers in their official transactions; or
(3) disobedience or resistance to its lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree, or command.
V.I. Code Ann. tit. 14, § 581.
Given the inherent power of trial courts to manage their affairs, to regulate members of the Bar, and to impose criminal contempt sanctions — including imprisonment — to vindicate their authority, the Court does not find that Dudley has established a “clear and indisputable” right to mandamus relief.12 In short, while the Court acknowledges that some portions of the June 16, 2005, Order may be unnecessarily broad to achieve the trial court’s goal of maintaining the integrity of this particular case, the Court is not persuaded that any part of the order clearly falls beyond the bounds of the trial court’s authority.13 As a consequence, the Court, in its discretion, declines Dudley’s invitation to issue a writ of mandamus.
Dudley advances several arguments in his brief to support his contention that the trial court abused its discretion. Significantly, those arguments appeal' to suggest that the trial court erred by denying Dudley’s motion for substitution of counsel. That ruling, however, is not before the Court in this appeal.14 Nevertheless, two of Dudley’s arguments warrant a brief discussion.
First, Dudley argues that an attorney may substitute a colleague for personal appearances in court-appointed cases. Specifically, Dudley [965]*965asserts that “allowing nonresidents to designate substitute counsel while barring Dudley from doing so violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because differentiating on the basis of residency as to whether appointed counsel may substitute a colleague serves no legitimate purpose.” [Br. of Appellant at 7.] Dudley seeks support for that proposition primarily in the Supreme Court’s decision in Barnard v. Thorstenn, 489 U.S. 546, 109 S. Ct. 1294, 103 L. Ed. 2d 559 (1989). In Barnard, the Supreme Court invalidated a local rule of this Court requiring an applicant to live in the Virgin Islands for one year before applying for admission to this Court’s bar and to affirm an intention to reside in the Virgin Islands thereafter. The Supreme Court held that the rule violated the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the Constitution. 489 U.S. at 558-59.
Dudley’s reliance on Barnard is misplaced for at least two reasons. First, the Barnard Court relied on the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the Constitution, not the Equal Protection Clause, as Dudley asserts here. See id. at 558-59. Second, the record does not reflect, nor does Dudley contend, that the order requiring his attendance would not be applied with equal force to both Virgin Islands residents and nonresidents.
Dudley also asserts that his appointment as guardian ad litem constitutes a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment. In support of that assertion, Dudley first relies on a decision of the Supreme Court of Kansas, which explained that “when an attorney is required to spend an unreasonable amount of time on indigent appointments so that there is genuine and substantial interference with his or her private practice, the system violates the Fifth Amendment.” State ex rel. Stephan v. Smith, 242 Kan. 336, 747 P.2d 816, 842 (Kan. 1987).
Here, there is no evidence in the record that Dudley has been required to spend an unreasonable amount of time as a guardian ad litem or that Dudley’s appointment has substantially interfered with his private practice. Indeed, Dudley fails even to articulate such a claim. Dudley’s reference to Smith is therefore unavailing.
Dudley’s reliance on other cases to support his Fifth Amendment argument is similarly misplaced. Those cases stand for the proposition that court-appointed counsel must be reasonably compensated. Here, Dudley does not claim, nor does the record reflect, that he has not been reasonably compensated. Dudley states only that his compensation as a court-appointed guardian ad litem is not as great as his compensation as [966]*966a private attorney. Dudley points the Court to no authority for the dubious proposition that reasonable compensation for a court-appointed attorney translates into the same compensation that the attorney might earn in her private practice.
Finally, Dudley’s reliance on Bertoli is puzzling, because the order in that case required the law firm to represent a pro bono litigant without any compensation. See 994 F.2d at 1005. Here again, the record does not reflect that the June 16, 2005, Order requires Dudley to serve without compensation. Consequently, Dudley falls far short of substantiating his Fifth Amendment argument.
III. CONCLUSION
For the reasons stated above, the Court finds that the June 16, 2005, Order is not a final judgment subject to review in this Court, as contemplated by Title 4, Section 33 of the Virgin Islands Code, and that no exception to the final judgment rule applies. The Court therefore does not have jurisdiction over this appeal. The Court also declines to issue a writ of mandamus. An appropriate judgment follows.