DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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IRA HOBSON, 
 
 
 
 
 
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Plaintiff, 
 
 
 
 
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v. 
 
 
 
 
 
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Civil Action No. 2021-0182 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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GLENCORE LTD. and COSMOGONY II, INC., 
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Defendants.  
 
 
 
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Attorneys:   
 
J. Russell B. Pate, Esq., 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
Korey A. Nelson, Esq., 
New Orleans, LA 
Warren T. Burns, Esq., 
Dallas, TX 
 
For Plaintiff 
 
Richard H. Hunter, Esq., 
St. Croix, U.S.V.I. 
 
For Defendant Glencore Ltd. 
 
 
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER 
Lewis, District Judge 
 
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the “Motion to Strike the First Amended 
Complaint, or in the Alternative, to Deny Joinder” (“Motion to Strike”) (Dkt. No. 17) filed by 
Defendant Glencore Ltd. (“Glencore”). Plaintiff Ira Hobson (“Plaintiff”) has filed a “Motion to 
Remand This Action to the Superior Court” (“Motion to Remand”) (Dkt. No. 15) and an 
Opposition to the Motion to Strike (Dkt. No. 21). Glencore has also filed a “Reply” in support of 
its Motion to Strike (Dkt. No. 22), and an Opposition to the Motion to Remand (Dkt. No. 19). 
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UPON CONSIDERATION of the aforementioned motions and responses, and the for the 
reasons set forth in the Court’s Order and Memorandum Opinion entered in Mathurin v. Glencore 
Ltd, Case No. 1:2021-cv-0176, 2022 WL 991378 (D.V.I. Mar. 31, 2022), it is hereby  
 
ORDERED that Glencore’s Motion to Strike (Dkt. No. 17) is DENIED; and it is further 
 
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand (Dkt. No. 15) is GRANTED; and it is 
further 
 
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to REMAND the above-captioned matter 
to the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands; and it is further 
 
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to mark this case CLOSED. 
 
SO ORDERED. 
Date:  April 4, 2022  
 
 
 
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WILMA A. LEWIS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
District Judge 
 
 
 
 
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