IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
IN THE MATTER OF:
MANDATORY FILING OF DOCUMENTS BY
ELECTRONIC MEANS
 MISC. NO. 
ORDER
On June 18, 2007, the Court promulgated Local Rule of
Civil Procedure 5.4, which addressed procedures for the Electronic
Filing System in civil matters. See June 18, 2007, General Order In
Re Amendments to the Local Rules of Civil Procedure.  At the same
time, the Court established electronic filing procedures applicable
to all civil and criminal cases. See District Court of the V.I.
Electronic Case Files User Manual at http://vid.uscourts.gov.
Local Rule of Criminal Procedure 1.2 makes the Local
Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to the general procedures that
attend criminal matters.
Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that, effective December 14, 2007, all criminal
cases are assigned to the Electronic Filing System; and 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Local Rule of Civil Procedure
5.4 shall apply to all criminal matters. 
Dated:  December 12, 2007
s/                                 
CURTIS V. GÓMEZ
Chief Judge
Dated:  December 12, 2007
s/                                 
RAYMOND L. FINCH
Judge
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