IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
FRANCIS B. SERIEUX, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
LACY H. KING AND A. LAKE SUP, 
Defendants. 
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Case No. 3:21-cv-0008 
 
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ORDER 
 
BEFORE THE COURT is the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation dated 
April 15, 2021, recommending that the Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, 
ECF No. 2, be granted, and, upon an initial screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) and 
28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the complaint be dismissed for lack of federal jurisdiction. (ECF No. 3.)  
After careful consideration and review, and there being no objection, it is hereby 
ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 3, is APPROVED and 
ADOPTED as an Order of this Court; it is further 
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 
2, is GRANTED; it is further 
ORDERED that the complaint is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction; 
and it is further  
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court SHALL close this case.  
 
 Dated: August 31, 2023 
 
/s/ Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
 
 
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