DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
 
LAWRENCE CARTY, et al., 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
ALBERT BRYAN, et al.,1  
Defendants. 
 
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Civil No. 1994-78 
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ATTORNEYS: 
Eric Balaban 
National Prison Project of the ACLU 
Washington, DC 
 
For the plaintiff Lawrence Carty, 
 
Carol Thomas-Jacobs, Acting Attorney General 
Shari N D’Andrade, AAG 
Richard Schrader, JR, AAG 
Ariel Marie Smith-Francois, AAG 
Virgin Islands Department of Justice 
Christiansted, VI 
 
For the defendants. 
 
ORDER 
GÓMEZ, J. 
 
On February 22, 2019, the Court held an evidentiary hearing 
in this matter. At that hearing, Lawrence Carty (“Carty”) and 
the Bureau of Corrections (“BOC”) were each afforded an 
opportunity to present evidence and to be heard. Additionally, 
                                                          
1 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), the caption of this 
matter was changed to reflect the substitution of the current Governor of the 
Virgin Islands as a party. 
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the Court expressed concerns regarding BOC’s continuing failure 
to provide for the timely transfer of seriously mentally ill 
prisoners in need of inpatient or intermediate care as required 
by the settlement agreement. The Court inquired of the parties 
as to whether the appointment of a receiver should be considered 
in this matter given the nearly 25-year history of non-
compliance. 
 
The premises considered, it is hereby 
 
ORDERED that by no later than 3:00 P.M. on April 1, 2019, the 
parties shall each file a brief with the Court addressing whether 
the Court should consider appointing a receiver; and, if so, 
whether the Court should schedule a show cause hearing regarding 
such appointment. 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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   Curtis V. Gómez 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   District Judge 
 
 
 
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