IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS & ST. JOHN
 
DAVID H. STAPLES and MARJA
STAPLES,
Plaintiffs,
v.
RUYTER BAY LAND PARTNERS, LLC;
RUYTER BAY LAND INVESTORS,
LLC; MIKAEL VAN LOON; STEPHEN
STRANAHAN; CHARLES SALISBURY;
GRANT HATHAWAY; FRANK MURRAY;
and THE NATURE CONSERVANCY,
Defendants.
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David H. Staples,
Pro se.
Marja Staples,
Pro se.
J. Daryl Dodson, Esq.
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For defendants Ruyter Bay Land Partners, LLC; Ruyter Bay
Land Investors, LLC; Mikael Van Loon; Stephen Stranahan;
Charles Salisbury; Grant Hathaway; and Frank Murray.
Gregory H. Hodges, Esq.
Justin K. Holcombe, Esq.
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For defendant The Nature Conservancy.
JUDGMENT
GÓMEZ, C.J.
Before the Court are motions for summary judgment by
defendants Ruyter Bay Land Partners, LLC; Ruyter Bay Land
Investors, LLC; Mikael Van Loon; Stephen Stranahan; Charles
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Staples, et al. v. Ruyter Bay, et al.
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Judgment
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Salisbury; Grant Hathaway; Frank Murray; and The Nature
Conservancy, against pro se plaintiffs David H. Staples and Marja
Staples.
For the reasons more fully stated in the Memorandum Opinion
of even date, it is hereby
ORDERED that the defendants’ motion is GRANTED; it is
further
ORDERED that summary judgment shall be entered in favor of
the defendants; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall CLOSE this matter.
Dated: December 10, 2007
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           CURTIS V. GÓMEZ
      
             Chief Judge
copy:
Hon. Geoffrey W. Barnard
David H. Staples, Pro se
Marja Staples, Pro se
J. Daryl Dodson, Esq.
Gregory H. Hodges, Esq.
Justin K. Holcombe, Esq.
Carol C. Jackson
Olga Schneider 
Lydia Trotman
Claudette Donovan
Gregory F. Laufer
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