IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 
 
MARIA BERNARDA SANTOS,                  ) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Plaintiff, 
 
 
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CIVIL NO. 2007-0036 
 
 
v. 
 
 
 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND               ) 
SECURITY, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND        ) 
IMMIGRATION SERVICES, AND              ) 
MARIA ARAN, DISTRICT DIRECTOR     ) 
OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND                        ) 
IMMIGRATION SERVICES PUERTO        ) 
RICO, U.S. IMMIGRATION CUSTOMS     ) 
ENFORCEMENT ST. CROIX DISTRICT,  ) 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBERTO          ) 
GONZALEZ                                                 )  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Defendants. 
 
 
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ORDER 
 
FINCH, J. 
 
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on a Motion to Deem Conceded Defendants’ 
Motion to Dismiss Or, In The Alternative, for Summary Judgment filed by Defendants.  After 
careful consideration and it appearing to the Court that Plaintiff has failed to file any pleadings in 
opposition to Defendants’ motion, despite this Court’s grant of an extension of time in which to 
respond to said motion, and it further appearing that Plaintiff has failed to request any further 
extensions of time to file an opposition to Defendants’ Motion, and the Court not being apprised 
of reasons for Plaintiff’s failure to respond to Defendants’ motion, it is hereby 
 
ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Deem Conceded Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss 
Or, In The Alternative, for Summary Judgment is GRANTED; and it is further 
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ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is 
GRANTED. 
ENTERED this 30th day of May, 2008. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HONORABLE RAYMOND L. FINCH 
 
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 
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