DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
JANET SMITH-RUSSO, 
Administratrix of the ESTATE OF 
JOHN J. RUSSO, Deceased, 
 
Plaintiffs, 
v. 
TOP SAILS, INC., and VIRGIN 
EXCURSIONS, LLP, 
Defendants. 
 
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Civil No. 2017-63 
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ATTORNEYS: 
 
Frederick A. Gunion, Jr.,  
Law Offices of Robert Dixon  
Miami, FL  
Kevin O'Brien  
Stampone Law, PC  
Cheltenham, PA 
Ravinder Nagi  
Mark Alan Kragel  
Bolt Nagi PC  
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
 
For Janet Smith-Russo, Administratrix of the Estate of John 
J. Russo, Deceased,  
 
Richard J McAlpin 
Kassandra Doyle Taylor  
McAlpin Conroy, P.A.  
Miami, FL 
Matthew J. Duensing  
Stryker, Duensing, Casner & Dollison  
St Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
 
For Top Sails, INC., and Virgin Excursions, LLP. 
 
 
 
Case: 3:17-cv-00063-CVG-RM   Document #: 141   Filed: 11/30/18   Page 1 of 2
Smith-Russo v. Top Sails, INC. et al. 
Civil No. 2017-cv-63 
Order 
Page 2 
 
ORDER 
 
GÓMEZ, J. 
 
It is hereby ORDERED that the above captioned matter is 
scheduled for mediation before the Honorable Judge Juan R. 
Sánchez, in Courtroom 3 of the Ron de Lugo Federal Building and 
U.S. Courthouse, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. The 
mediation shall commence promptly at 1:30 P.M. on Friday, 
December 21, 2018; it is further  
 
ORDERED that, no later than 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 
11, 2018, the parties shall each submit a two-page confidential 
position paper in .pdf format to sanchezdocs@paed.uscourts.gov. 
The confidential position papers shall outline the material 
facts relevant to the mediation; the settlement posture of the 
parties; and any outstanding issues that need to be resolved; 
and it is further   
 
ORDERED that each party shall have present at the mediation 
a principal with the authority to settle the matter. 
 
 
 
 
  
 
                   S/____________________________ 
 
 
                    CURTIS V. GÓMEZ 
 
 
                    District Judge 
 
Case: 3:17-cv-00063-CVG-RM   Document #: 141   Filed: 11/30/18   Page 2 of 2