DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 
 
 
 
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W. JAMES OELSNER, 
 
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                                     Plaintiff, 
 
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   v. 
 
)              Civil Action No. 2014-0062 
                
 
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LYNN MILLIN MADURO, Commissioner,  
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Department of Property and Procurement;  
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ALICIA BARNES, Commissioner, Department  ) 
of Planning and Natural Resources; and   
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NILSON PEREZ, Castillio Recycling, 
 
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Defendants. 
 
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Appearances:  
W. James Oelsner, Pro Se 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
 
Dean Barnes, Esq. 
Ariel Marie Smith-Francois, Esq. 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
 
For Defendants Lynn Millin Maduro and Alicia Barnes 
 
No Appearance 
 
For Defendant Nilson Perez 
ORDER 
 
UPON CONSIDERATION of Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller’s Report and 
Recommendation (Dkt. No. 78) recommending that Defendants Lynn Millin Maduro and Alicia 
Barnes’ “Motion to Dismiss” (Dkt. No. 62) be granted, and for the reasons stated in the 
accompanying Memorandum Opinion, filed contemporaneously herewith, it is hereby 
 
ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Miller’s Report and Recommendation dated March 5, 
2024 (Dkt. No. 78) is ADOPTED AS MODIFIED in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion; 
and it is further 
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ORDERED that Defendants Lynn Millin Maduro and Alicia Barnes’ “Motion to Dismiss” 
(Dkt. No. 62) is GRANTED; and it is further 
ORDERED that Plaintiff W. James Oelsner’s claims against all Defendants are 
DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. 
 
SO ORDERED.  
Date: June 14, 2024  
 
 
 
 
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WILMA A. LEWIS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
District Judge 
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