DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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JOHN DOUGLAS ARMSTRONG JAMIESON, ) 
JOHN GORDON COLBY JAMIESON, and 
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SARA FELICITY JAMIESON-DELGADO, 
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Plaintiffs, 
 
 
 
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Civil Action No. 2022-0001  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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v. 
 
 
 
 
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LAUREN EILEEN BEAR BROWN, 
 
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individually and in her capacity as Trustee 
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of the BARBARA ARMSTRONG JAMIESON ) 
FAMILY TRUST u/a/d 10-28-93  
 
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Defendant. 
 
 
 
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Appearances:  
Ryan W. Greene, Esq. 
John P. Fischer, Esq. 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
Joel H. Holt, Esq. 
St. Croix, U.S.V.I. 
 
For Plaintiffs 
 
Scot F. McChain, Esq. 
St. Croix, U.S.V.I. 
 
For Defendant 
 
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER  
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Plaintiffs John Douglas Armstrong Jamieson, 
John Gordon Colby Jamieson, and Sara Felicity Jamieson-Delgado’s (“Plaintiffs”) “Stipulation 
for Dismissal with Prejudice” (“Stipulation”) (Dkt. No. 42) filed on January 18, 2024.  In their 
Stipulation, Plaintiffs state that the parties “stipulate to dismiss all causes of action in this matter 
with prejudice” with “each party to bear [their] own attorney’s fees and costs as settled and agreed 
between the Parties.”  (Dkt. No. 42 at 1).   
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Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides:  “[T]he plaintiff may 
dismiss an action without a court order by a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have 
appeared.”  The parties here have each signed the Stipulation, and therefore dismissal of this action 
has been properly effectuated.  
Plaintiff requests that the Court retain jurisdiction of this matter for an unspecified period 
of time to enforce the settlement agreement.  Id.  The court may exercise its discretion to retain 
jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement through its “inherent power” by incorporating the 
agreement into the order of dismissal or retaining jurisdiction over the agreement.  Kokkonen v. 
Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 381 (1994) (“The situation would be quite different 
if the parties’ obligation to comply with the terms of the settlement agreement had been made part 
of the order of dismissal—either by separate provision (such as a provision ‘retaining jurisdiction’ 
over the settlement agreement) or by incorporating the terms of the settlement agreement in the 
order. In that event, a breach of the agreement would be a violation of the order, and ancillary 
jurisdiction to enforce the agreement would therefore exist.”).  Here, however, the Court will not 
exercise its discretion to retain jurisdiction over the settlement agreement since it has been over 
two years since the Stipulation was filed with the Court, and the Court would not otherwise have 
retained jurisdiction for such an extended period.  Thus, at this point, the court deems the request 
to retain jurisdiction as moot.  
UPON CONSIDERATION of the foregoing, it is hereby 
ORDERED that Plaintiffs John Douglas Armstrong Jamieson, John Gordon Colby 
Jamieson, and Sara Felicity Jamieson-Delgado’s “Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice” (Dkt. 
No. 42) is ACCEPTED; and it is further  
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ORDERED that the Stipulation (Dkt. No. 42) serves to DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE 
the instant action, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), with each party to bear their own 
attorneys’ fees and costs; and it is further 
ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ request to retain jurisdiction over this matter is DENIED AS 
MOOT in light of the passage of time; and it is further 
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to mark this case CLOSED. 
SO ORDERED. 
Date: February 14, 2026 
 
 
 
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WILMA A. LEWIS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior District Judge 
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