DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISIONS OF ST. CROIX and ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN 
 
IN RE: 
 
                              ) 
DISTRICT COURT OPERATIONS    ) 
UNDER THE EXIGENT                       ) 
CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY    ) 
General Order 
HURRICANE IRMA AND                    ) 
HURRICANE MARIA 
                  )   Misc. No.  1:17-MC-00011 
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FIRST AMENDED  
ORDER CONCERNING DISTRICT COURT OPERATIONS IN LIGHT OF 
HURRICANE IRMA AND HURRICANE MARIA 
 
UPON CONSIDERATION of the restoration of telephone service to the federal courthouse 
in the St. Thomas/St. John Division of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, it is hereby  
ORDERED that the Order Concerning District Court Operations In Light of Hurricane 
Irma and Hurricane Maria, Misc. No. 17-00011, entered on October 2, 2017, remains in full force 
and effect except as amended herein; and it is further 
ORDERED that Misc. No. 17-00011 is amended as follows:  
While the District Court of the Virgin Islands remains closed in both Divisions pending 
further notice, Court personnel are available by telephone from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm from Monday 
to Friday, to address matters arising in either Division.  Please call (340) 774-0640, or as a back-
up number, (571) 293-7033.  For hours or days not specified, messages can be left at the (340) 
774-0640 telephone number. 
SO ORDERED. 
 
 
Date:  October 3, 2017 
 
 
 
 
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WILMA A. LEWIS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
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