DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
JAMAL A. MORTON, individually and  
on behalf of all other similarly situated, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS,  
The Honorable ALBERT BRYAN, JR.,  
in his official capacity as the Governor  
of the United States Virgin Islands, 
JOEL A. LEE, in his official capacity as  
the Director of the Bureau of  
Internal Revenue, CLARINA  
MODEST ELLIOT, in her official  
capacity as the Commissioner of  
the Department of Finance,  
Defendants. 
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Case No. 3:20-cv-0109 
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ORDER 
THIS MATTER came before the Court for a hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion for 
Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 5) on November 24, 2020, and a status conference on 
December 7, 2020. During the December 7, 2020 status conference, the Court tentatively 
scheduled the continuation of the preliminary injunction hearing to Thursday, December 10, 
2020, at 10:00 a.m., to be held by video conferencing.  On December 7, 2020, the Defendants 
filed a motion seeking to continue the continuation of the preliminary injunction hearing to 
December 14 or 15, 2020, due to the unavailability of Director Joel Lee. Defendants represent 
that Plaintiff does not oppose the continuance.   
After careful consideration and review, it is hereby 
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ORDERED that the preliminary injunction hearing in this matter is CONTINUED to 
Monday, December 14, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., via video teleconference (“VTC”); it is further 
ORDERED that the parties shall submit any exhibits they intend to introduce into 
evidence to the Clerk’s Office by no later than Friday, December 11, 2020, at 2:00 p.m.; it is 
further  
ORDERED that the parties SHALL be prepared to argue the Court’s jurisdiction based 
on the Plaintiff’s standing to file this case; it is further 
ORDERED that, to the extent that the Plaintiff seeks to subpoena Attorney Smalls, 
Chief Counsel of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue, and Defendants believe the 
subject of her testimony may be quashed under the attorney work-product doctrine, 
Defendants SHALL file a brief immediately upon the issuance of the subpoena; it is further 
ORDERED that the Court will provide the parties with VTC connection information 
in advance of the hearing; and it is further 
ORDERED that the public may access the audio of the hearing in this matter by calling 
1-888-251-2909 and entering access code 5157509#. 
 
Dated: December 9, 2020  
 
 
 
/s/_Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
District Judge 
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