IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
 
 
JANELLE K. SARAUW, BRIGITTE 
BERRY,  
Plaintiffs, 
v. 
   
KEVIN A. RODRIQUEZ, CAROLINE F. 
FAWKES, VIRGIN ISLANDS JOINT 
BOARD OF ELECTIONS, BOARD OF 
ELECTIONS ST. THOMAS & ST. JOHN, 
                                
Defendants. 
 
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Civil No. 2017-5 
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KEVIN A. RODRIQUEZ,  
Plaintiff, 
v. 
   
32ND LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN 
ISLANDS, SENATOR MYRON JACKSON, 
                                
Defendants. 
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Civil No. 2017-3 
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ATTORNEYS: 
 
Edward L. Barry 
Christiansted, U.S.V.I. 
 
For Janelle K. Sarauw and Brigitte Berry, 
 
Francis E. Jackson, JR 
Law Offices of Francis Jackson 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
 
For Kevin A. Rodriquez, 
 
 
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Sarauw, et. al v. Rodriquez, et. al; Rodriquez v. 32nd Legislature of 
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Claude E. Walker, AG 
Ariel Marie Smith-Francois, AAG 
Carol Thomas-Jacobs, AAG 
Pamela R. Tepper, AAG 
V.I. Department of Justice 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
 
For Caroline F. Fawkes, 
 
Julita K. De Leon 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
 
For Virgin Islands Joint Board of Elections and Board of 
 
Elections St. Thomas & St. John, 
 
Kye Walker 
Christiansted, U.S.V.I. 
 
For 32nd Legislature of the Virgin Islands and Senator 
 
Myron Jackson. 
 
 
ORDER 
GÓMEZ, J. 
 
Before the Court is (1) the complaint filed by Kevin A. 
Rodriquez (“Rodriquez”) against the 32nd Legislature of the 
Virgin Islands and Senator Myron Jackson (“Jackson”) bearing 
Civil Case No. 17-3 (the “Federal Action”); and (2) the 
complaint filed by Janelle K. Sarauw (“Sarauw”) and Brigitte 
Berry (“Berry”) against Rodriquez, the Joint Board of Elections, 
and the Board of Elections St. Thomas & St. John bearing Civil 
Case No. 17-5 (the “Removed Action”). 
 
On January 27, 2017, the Court held a status conference in 
the above captioned matters. During the course of that status 
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Sarauw, et. al v. Rodriquez, et. al; Rodriquez v. 32nd Legislature of 
the Virgin Islands, et. al 
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conference, Rodriquez withdrew a motion captioned “Motion for 
Preliminary Injunction,” which he filed on January 27, 2017, in 
the federal action. At the status conference, the parties also 
agreed on several procedural issues. 
 
 
The premises considered, it is hereby 
 
ORDERED that Rodriquez’s motion captioned “Motion for 
Preliminary Injunction” at ECF Number 14 in the Federal Action 
is WITHDRAWN and STRICKEN; it is further 
 
ORDERED that the above captioned Federal Action and Removed 
Action are CONSOLIDATED for all purposes; it is further 
 
ORDERED that the Federal Action and Removed Action (the 
“Consolidated Cases”) shall be tried on the papers; and it is 
further 
 
ORDERED that, no later than 3:00 P.M. on January 28, 2017, 
the parties shall file trial briefs along with all evidence they 
wish the Court to consider in ruling on the merits in these 
Consolidated Cases.  
 
 
S\ 
 
 
 
 
CURTIS V. GÓMEZ 
District Judge 
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