DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 
 
JOSE A. RODRIGUEZ CRUZ, 
 
 
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Plaintiff, 
 
 
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v. 
 
 
 
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Civil Case No. 2016-0020 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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MAXWELL BRYAN, JONATHAN  
 
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SANTIAGO, VICTOR GRAHAM,  
 
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DIANE PROSPER, GOLDEN GROVE   
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CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, and 
 
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GOVERNMENT OF THE U.S. VIRGIN   
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ISLANDS, 
 
 
 
 
 
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Defendants.  
 
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Appearances: 
Jose A. Rodriguez Cruz 
St. Croix, U.S.V.I. 
 
Pro Se  
 
Lashanda J Willis, Esq. 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
 
For Defendant Maxwell Bryan 
 
Christopher M. Timmons, Esq. 
St. Croix, U.S.V.I. 
For Defendants Jonathan Santiago, Victor Graham, Diane Prosper, Golden Grove 
Correctional Facility, and Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands 
 
ORDER  
UPON CONSIDERATION of Plaintiff Jose A. Rodriguez Cruz’s (“Plaintiff”) failure to 
file a response to Defendants Jonathan Santiago, Victor Graham, and Diane Prosper’s “Motion for 
Summary Judgment” (Dkt. No. 173); Plaintiff’s failure to file a response to Defendant Maxwell 
Bryan’s “Summary Judgment Motion” (Dkt. No. 175); and the lack of a response to the Report 
and Recommendation (“R&R”) by Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson III (Dkt. No. 176), which 
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recommends the dismissal of certain claims, and for the reasons stated in the accompanying 
Memorandum Opinion, filed contemporaneously herewith, it is hereby 
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s claims against all Defendants are DISMISSED WITHOUT 
PREJUDICE for failure to prosecute; and it is further 
ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson III’s Report and Recommendation 
(“R&R”) (Dkt. No. 176) is REJECTED AS MOOT; and it is further  
ORDERED that Defendants Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Golden Grove 
Correctional Facility, Jonathan Santiago and Victor Graham’s “Motion to Dismiss” (Dkt. No. 69) 
is DENIED AS MOOT; and it is further 
ORDERED that Defendants Jonathan Santiago, Victor Graham, and Diane Prosper’s 
“Motion for Summary Judgment” (Dkt. No. 173) is DENIED AS MOOT; and it is further 
ORDERED that Defendant Maxwell Bryan’s “Summary Judgment Motion” (Dkt. No. 
175) is DENIED AS MOOT; and it is further  
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to mark this case CLOSED. 
SO ORDERED. 
Date: March 31, 2024              
 
 
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WILMA A. LEWIS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
District Judge 
 
 
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