IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
LOUIE ISON MANGAMPAT, 
Defendant. 
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Case No. 3:19-cr-0068 
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ORDER 
 
BEFORE THE COURT is the trial in this matter. For the reasons stated herein, the time 
to try this case is extended up to and including March 21, 2022.  
in response to the current conditions in the COVID-19 pandemic, the undersigned, as 
Chief Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, issued a general order concerning 
operations of the Court on December 30, 2021, deeming the time period of January 1, 2022 
through January 31, 2022, to be “excluded time” under the Speedy Trial Act for purposes of 
determining when an information or indictment must be filed or when a trial must 
commence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A).1 The Court hereby fully incorporates the 
findings from the Court’s Thirty-Second Operations Order as fully stated herein. 
To date, the COVID-19 virus has claimed more than 820,000 lives in the United States 
(88 of which have been in the U.S. Virgin Islands). COVID-19 continues to present an 
unpredictable threat to public health and safety, as shown in the recent surge in COVID-19 
cases both in the continental United States and the Virgin Islands. As such, the Court finds 
that extending the period within which Defendant Patel may be tried under the Speedy Trial 
Act is necessary for the protection and well-being of the Defendant, the jury, the prosecutors, 
the witnesses, the Court’s personnel, and the general public at large.  
The premises considered, it is hereby 
 
1 https://www.vid.uscourts.gov/sites/vid/files/general-ordes/Thirty-
Second%20Order%20Concerning%20Court%20Operations%20During%20COVID%20Outbreak.pdf 
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ORDERED that the time beginning from the date of this order granting an extension 
through March 21, 2022, SHALL be excluded in computing the time within which the trial in 
this matter must be initiated pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161; it is further 
ORDERED that the parties SHALL file and serve a pre-trial brief no later than March 
14, 2022, which shall include the following: (a) proposed list of witnesses; (b) proposed list 
of exhibits; (c) estimated length of case-in-chief and case-in-defense; (d) proposed non-
standard voir dire questions; and (e) proposed non-standard jury instructions related to the 
elements of the charges and defenses; it is further 
ORDERED that the parties SHALL provide the Clerk of Court with a USB Flash Drive 
containing electronic versions of exhibits no later than March 16, 2022;2 and it is further 
ORDERED that the jury selection and trial in this matter SHALL commence promptly 
at 9:30 a.m. on March 21, 2022, in St. Thomas Courtroom 1. 
 
Dated: December 31, 2021  
/s/ Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
 
 
 
2 Counsel are advised to consult with Court technical staff to determine the proper format for saving electronic 
versions of exhibits. The Government’s trial exhibits shall be labelled sequentially beginning with 
Government’s Exhibit 1. Defense exhibits shall be labelled sequentially beginning with Defense Exhibit A. 
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