No. 19-304

Ranger American of the V.I., Inc., et al. v. Frederick J. Balboni, Jr.

Lower Court: Virgin Islands
Docketed: 2019-09-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: bill-of-rights congressional-power due-process equal-protection federal-legislation federal-statute guam-v-guerrero judicial-interpretation kepner-v-united-states supreme-court-precedent territorial-courts territorial-law
Key Terms:
ERISA DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Is the Virgin Islands Supreme Court bound by this Court's Equal Protection decisions where Congress explicitly applied the Equal Protection Clause to the Territory via a federal statute?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the Virgin Islands Supreme Court bound by this Court's Equal Protection decisions where Congress explicitly applied the Equal Protection Clause to the Territory via a federal statute?

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-20
Reply of petitioners Ranger American of the V.I., Inc., et al. filed.
2019-11-04
Brief of respondent Frederick J. Balboni, Jr. in opposition filed.
2019-10-08
Response Requested. (Due November 7, 2019)
2019-10-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
2019-09-27
Waiver of right of respondent Frederick J. Balboni, Jr. to respond filed.
2019-09-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 7, 2019)

Attorneys

Frederick J. Balboni, Jr.
Dana Marie HrelicHorton, Dowd, Bartschi & Levesque, P.C., Respondent
Ranger American of the V.I., Inc., et al.
Andrew C. SimpsonAndrew C Simpson, PC, Petitioner