NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN FOREST EDWIN BELL and JESSE MILLER, Plaintiffs, v. LINDSAY B. EVANS, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil No. 2006-66 ) ) ) ) ) ATTORNEYS: Lee J Rohn, Esq. St. Croix, U.S.V.I. For the plaintiff, Douglas L Capdeville, Esq. St. Croix, U.S.V.I. For the defendant. ORDER GÓMEZ, C.J. Before the Court is the motion of the plaintiffs, Forest Edwin Bell (“Bell”) and Jesse Miller (“Miller”) for reconsideration of this Court’s January 21, 2009, order dismissing the above-captioned matter. Under Local Rule of Civil Procedure 7.3 (“Local Rule 7.3"), a party may file a motion for reconsideration “within ten (10) days after the entry of the order or decision unless the time is extended by the Court.” LRCi 7.3. Here, the deadline for filing Case: 3:06-cv-00066-CVG Document #: 37 Filed: 02/23/09 Page 1 of 2 Bell v. Evans Civil No. 2006-66 Order Page 2 a motion for reconsideration of the January 21, 2009, Order expired on February 4, 2009. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a); LRCi 6.1. Because the plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration was not filed until February 6, 2009, the motion is untimely. Furthermore, the plaintiffs have not moved for leave to file their reconsideration motion out of time. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion for reconsideration is DENIED. S\ Curtis V. Gómez Chief Judge Case: 3:06-cv-00066-CVG Document #: 37 Filed: 02/23/09 Page 2 of 2