IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 
SAMMY DAVIS JR., 
                   Plaintiff, 
v. 
KENNETH MAPP, FELECIA BLYDEN, and 
ESTER SWEENEY, 
                   Defendants. 
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ORDER1 
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Amended Report and Recommendation 
(“Amended R&R”) by Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon, Jr., filed on June 25, 2020, 
recommending dismissal of the complaint as moot and for failure to prosecute.2 (ECF No. 
29.) The Court conducted a de novo review of the record and has made an independent 
determination finding no error.3 Accordingly, it is hereby 
ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Amended Report and Recommendation, ECF 
No. 29, is APPROVED and ADOPTED as an Order of this Court as if fully set forth herein; it 
is further 
 
1 Due to the retirement of the judge previously assigned to this case, the undersigned, exercising his authority 
as Chief Judge of the District Court, reassigned this case to himself on February 17, 2026. 
2 The Amended R&R noted that Plaintiff appears “in the process of receiving the funds which are the subject of 
this action” and thus “Plaintiff’s claim for $8,889 is likely moot.” (ECF No. 29 at 4.) The Amended R&R further 
states that “[a]s to any interest owed on those funds—or the $20 million” claimed by Plaintiff, dismissal is 
recommended for “failure to prosecute.” Id. 
3 See Hill v. Barnacle, 655 Fed. Appx. 142, 148 (3d Cir. 2016) (opining that the district court is not required to 
make separate findings or conclusions when reviewing a Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation de 
novo under 28 U.SC. § 636(b)) (citing Elmendorf Grafica, Inc. v. D.S. America, Inc., 48 F.3d 46, 49-50 (1st Cir. 
1995) (opining that “[28 U.S.C. § 636(b)] authorizes the district court to adopt in whole as well as in part the 
proposed findings and recommendations of the magistrate judge. Where, as here, the magistrate judge decided 
on an undisputed factual record, the district court was certainly not required to rehash the magistrate judge’s 
reasoning. The role of the magistrate judge is ‘to relieve courts of unnecessary work.’”) (citations omitted).  
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ORDERED that the Amended First Complaint filed on August 23, 2018, ECF No. 23, is 
DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; it is further 
ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s initial Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 
8, is DENIED AS MOOT; it is further 
ORDERED that Plaintiff Sammy Davis Jr.’s Objection to the Magistrate Judge’s initial 
Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 11, is DENIED AS MOOT; it is further 
ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be served on Sammy Davis Jr. at his last 
known address provided to the Court by certified mail return receipt requested and that a 
copy of the return receipt shall be filed on the docket; and it is further 
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.  
 
Dated: March 31, 2026 
 
 
 
/s/ Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
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