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NOT FOR PUBLICATION 
 
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 
 
JAMILA RUSSELL and LAURITZ 
THOMPSON III, 
 
 
Plaintiffs, 
v. 
 
SUPERIOR COURT MARSHAL 
CHRISTOPHER RICHARDSON, IN HIS 
INIDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL 
CAPACITY; GOVERNMENT OF THE 
VIRGIN ISLANDS; and SUPERIOR 
COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, 
 
 
Defendants. 
           
          
 
 
 
1:15-cv-00049 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ORDER 
 
 
THOMPSON, U.S.D.J.1 
 
For the reasons stated in this Court’s Opinion on this same day,  
 
IT IS on this 5th day of July, 2017,  
 
ORDERED that Defendant Richardson and Defendant Superior Court’s Motion to Stay 
(ECF No. 120) is DENIED; and it is further   
 
ORDERED that Defendant Richardson and Defendant Superior Court’s Motion for 
Expedited Consideration (ECF No. 123) is DISMISSED AS MOOT; and it is further 
ORDERED that the previous scheduling order entered by the Court (ECF No. 109) is 
MODIFIED as set forth herein; and it is further 
ORDERED that discovery shall proceed solely on the issue of whether qualified immunity 
applies to Defendant Richardson’s alleged actions, and such discovery shall be completed by 
September 15, 2017; and it is further 
                                                          
1 The Hon. Anne E. Thompson, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, sitting 
by designation.   
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ORDERED that all other dates contained in the Court’s previous scheduling order (ECF No. 
109) are vacated; and it is further 
ORDERED that within ten days of the close of discovery on the issue of whether qualified 
immunity applies to Defendant Richardson’s alleged actions, the parties shall provide a written 
status update to this Court.    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Anne E. Thompson  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ANNE E. THOMPSON, U.S.D.J. 
 
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