IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
 
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) 
EDWARD E. THOMAS, DIRECTOR, 
 
 
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VIRGIN ISLANDS BUREAU OF  
 
 
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INTERNAL REVENUE, 
 
 
 
 
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Petitioner, 
 
 
 
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v. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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)CIVIL NO. 1992-0079 
LONESOME DOVE PETROLEUM CO.,  
 
)  
a Texas Corporation, 
 
 
 
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MARINA PACIFICA OIL COMPANY,  
 
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a California Corporation, 
 
 
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Respondents.   
 
 
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THE GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, 
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BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE 
 
  
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Plaintiff, 
 
 
 
) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
)CIVIL NO. 2001-157 M/B 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
)(Formerly 1998-243 M/B) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WILLIAM M. LANDSDALE, et al.,  
 
) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Defendants. 
 
 
 
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ORDER 
 
 
WHEREAS the Clerk of Court has seven certificates of 
deposit (CDs) holding Lonesome Dove Petroleum Company oil and 
gas royalties; 
 
WHEREAS the CD numbers are:  233288, 235707, 237336, 
247520, 231109, 235710, and 547517;  
 
WHEREAS the CDs currently mature every 30 days with 
automatic 30-day renewal periods;  
Case: 3:92-cv-00079-WAL-RM   Document #: 643   Filed: 12/22/11   Page 1 of 2
Thomas v. Lonesome Dove Petroleum Co., et al. 
Civil No. 1992-0079 
GVI v. Landsdale, et al. 
Civil No. 2001-157 M/B 
Page 2 
 
 
 
 
 
WHEREAS the Receiver represents that the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has dismissed all appeals 
in the case;  
 
WHEREAS the Receiver represents that she is entitled to 
the funds held in these CDs; and 
WHEREAS the Receiver further represents and that she 
intends to distribute these funds to the Virgin Islands Bureau 
of Internal Revenue and has filed a motion seeking authorization 
to receive the funds and make such distribution;  
NOW THEREFORE, based on the foregoing, it is hereby  
ORDERED that the following CDs:  233288, 235707, 237336, 
247520, 231109, 235710, and 547517 be cashed in on their next 
maturity date and the funds deposited into the Court’s registry, 
pending further order of the Court. 
 
 
 
S\________________________________ 
RUTH MILLER 
United States Magistrate Judge 
 
 
Case: 3:92-cv-00079-WAL-RM   Document #: 643   Filed: 12/22/11   Page 2 of 2