IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
 
 
HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 
 
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VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC FINANCE 
AUTHORITY, OFFICE OF DISASTER 
RECOVERY 
 
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CIVIL ACTION 
 
No. 24-00049 
ORDER 
 
AND NOW this 2nd day of January, 2026, upon careful and independent consideration of 
Defendant Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority’s Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 56) and the 
related filings thereafter, and after review of the March 5, 2025 Report and Recommendation of 
United States Magistrate Judge G. Alan Teague (Dkt. No. 87), to which Plaintiff Hill International, 
Inc. filed objections (Dkt. No. 93), and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying memorandum, 
it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 
1. Plaintiff Hill International’s Objections to the Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 93) 
are OVERRULED; 
2. The Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 87) is APPROVED and ADOPTED;   
3. Defendant’s 12(b)(1) motion as to standing is GRANTED and Plaintiff’s procurement 
power claims are DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of standing; 
4. Defendant’s 12(b)(6) motion is GRANTED and Counts I, II, and III of Plaintiff’s 
Complaint are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for failure to state a claim; 
5. Defendant’s 12(b)(1) motion as to exhaustion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and 
6. Defendant’s motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(5) for insufficient service of process is 
DENIED as MOOT. 
 
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 BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ Juan R. Sánchez            
  
 
 
Juan R. Sánchez, J.   
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