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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN
IN RE: )
REFERRAL JUDGE FOR )
IMPROPER ENTRY BY ALIEN )
CASES FILED PURSUANT TO 8 U.S.C. )
§ 1325. ) 25-9
MISC. NO. _____________
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__________________________________ )
ORDER
Due to the inordinate number of cases �iled in the District of the Virgin Islands -
Division of St. Thomas/St. John pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a) (Improper Entry by Alien), and
in order to maintain the proper administration of justice and to appropriately allocate court
resources, the Court will assign cases brought under 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a) to magistrate judges
in the District of the Virgin Islands on a rotational basis.
Accordingly, it is hereby,
ORDERED that, effective April 7, 2025, all complaints �iled pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1325
in the District Court of the Virgin Islands will be assigned to a magistrate judge for the District
of the Virgin Islands on a rotating basis; it is further
ORDERED that, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3401(a), any magistrate judge assigned to a
case brought under 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a) is hereby specially designated and shall have
jurisdiction to try persons accused of, and sentence persons convicted of, a misdemeanor
committed within the judicial district of the Virgin Islands; it is further
ORDERED that a magistrate judge who exercises trial jurisdiction pursuant to 18
U.S.C. § 3401(a) and this Order, and before whom a person is convicted or plead either guilty
or nolo contendere, may, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3401(c), direct the probation service of the
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In re: Referral Judge for Improper Entry by Alien Cases Filed Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §1325
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court to conduct a presentence investigation on that person and render to the magistrate
judge prior to the imposition of sentence; it is further
ORDERED that the assignment of cases to a U.S. District Judge will remain unchanged.
DATED: April 7, 2025
Robert A. Molloy
Chief Judge
