DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Plaintiff,
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1999-CV-0196
v.
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CARL F. CHRISTOPHER, CEDELLE
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CHRISTOPHER, CHASE MANHATTAN
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BANK, and THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
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BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
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Defendants. 5
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TO:
Angela P. Tyson-Floyd, Esq., AUSA
Carl F. Christopher
  P.O. Box 562, Frederiksted, VI 00841
Cedelle Christopher
  P.O. Box 562, Frederiksted, VI 00841
Eric S. Horstmeyer, Esq.
Virgin Islands Department of Justice
Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO LIFT STAY
THIS MATTER is before the Court upon the motion of the United States of America
to lift the stay imposed due to the fact that Defendants Carl F. Christopher and Cedelle
Christopher were members of the class action suit, Chiang, et al. v. Veneman, Civil Action
No. 2000/0004.  The Court being aware that the Chiang matter has been resolved against the
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United States v. Christopher
1999-CV-0196
Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Lift Stay
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class members in a memorandum opinion and order of the Honorable Judge James T. Giles,
it is now hereby ORDERED:
1.
Plaintiff’s Motion to Lift Stay (Docket No. 12) is GRANTED.
2.
The stay imposed by Order (Docket No. 6), entered April 14, 2000, is
LIFTED, and Plaintiff may proceed with the foreclosure of this matter.
3.
A status conference is scheduled in this matter for September 30, 2008, at
10:30 a.m.
ENTER:
Dated: September 2, 2008
                                /s/                                    
GEORGE W. CANNON, JR.
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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