DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
IRVINE HODGE, JR. 
Defendant. 
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Case No. 3:16-cr-0039  
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ORDER  
BEFORE THE COURT is Irvine Hodge’s (“Hodge”) pro se motion to vacate judgment, 
filed on September 15, 2020. (ECF No. 364.) Also before the Court is a letter from Hodge, 
which the Court construes as a motion to appoint new counsel. (ECF No. 383 at 1.)  
On January 25, 2021, the Court appointed CJA attorney Darren John-Baptiste, Esq. to 
represent Irvine in his motion to vacate judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (ECF No. 365.) To 
date, Attorney John-Baptiste has not filed anything in support of his client’s motion.  Further, 
Hodge states that he “has not received any communication via phone or email from Mr. John-
Baptiste informing defendant that appointed counsel is representing the defendant.” 
These premises considered, it is hereby 
ORDERED that, no later than October 25, 2021, Attorney John-Baptist SHALL file a 
supplemental brief in support of Irvine Hodge’s motion to vacate judgment, ECF No. 364, and 
in response to the United States’ opposition, ECF No. 382; it is further 
ORDERED that, if Attorney John-Baptiste does not intend to file anything on behalf of 
his client, Irvine Hodge, Jr., he SHALL notify the Court no later than October 8, 2021. 
 
 
Dated: October 4, 2021 
 
/s/ Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
 
  
 
                                         ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
  
 
                                         Chief Judge 
 
  
 
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