DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
RAYMOND BROWN, 
Defendant. 
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Criminal No. 2013-22 
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ATTORNEYS: 
 
Ronald Sharpe, United States Attorney 
Kelly B. Lake, AUSA 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
Kim Lindquist, AUSA 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
 
For the plaintiff, 
 
Arturo R. Watlington, Jr. 
Law Offices of Arturo Watlington  
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
 
For the defendant Raymond Brown, 
 
 
ORDER 
 
 
Before the Court is Attorney Arturo Watlington’s motion to 
withdraw as counsel for defendant Raymond Brown. 
This order is written primarily for the parties, and thus 
assumes familiarity with the facts underlying this motion. On 
February 10, 2014, the Court held a hearing on the instant 
motion.  At the hearing, the Court inquired as to the bases for 
the instant motion.  Attorney Watlington indicated that he 
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believed there was a conflict which ran afoul of Model Rule of 
Professional Conduct 1.7.   
Thereafter, the Court referred this motion to Magistrate 
Judge Ruth Miller for a Report and Recommendation.  The 
Magistrate Judge found she could not conclude based on the 
record that there was a significant risk that the representation 
of any of Attorney Watlington’s clients would be materially 
limited by his representation of Raymond Brown in this case.  
The Magistrate also indicated that she saw nothing to indicate 
that there was direct adversity between Raymond Brown and any 
other client. 
The Court has undertaken a de novo review of the record, 
and must agree with the Magistrate Judge’s conclusions. 
The premises considered, it is hereby 
 
ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and 
Recommendation is ADOPTED; and it is further 
 
ORDERED that the motion to withdraw is DENIED. 
 
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CURTIS V. GÓMEZ 
District Judge 
 
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