THORSTENN v. BARNARD

Nos. 87-3034, 87-3035.

842 F.2d 1393 (1987)

Susan Esposito THORSTENN, Lloyd De Vos v. Geoffrey W. BARNARD, in his capacity as chairman of the Committee of Bar Examiners of the Virgin Islands Bar, and not personally and Virgin Islands Bar Association, Defendant-Intervenor. Appeal of Susan Esposito THORSTENN and Lloyd De Vos.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided September 30, 1987.

On Rehearing December 16, 1987.

Decided March 31, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornish F. Hitchcock (argued), Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C., William L. Blum, De Vos & Co., Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., for appellants.

Maria Tankenson Hodge (argued), Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., for appellee, Barnard.

Diane Trace Warlick, Law Offices of R. Eric Moore, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for appellee, Virgin Islands Bar Ass'n defendant-intervenor.

Godfrey R. de Castro, Atty. Gen., Rosalie Simmonds Ballentine, Sol. Gen., Elbert G. Bennett, Michael W.L. McCrory, Asst. Attys. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., for amicus curiae the Government of the Virgin Islands.

Before GIBBONS, Chief Judge, and SEITZ, WEIS, HIGGINBOTHAM, SLOVITER, BECKER, STAPLETON, MANSMANN, GREENBERG, HUTCHINSON, SCIRICA, COWEN and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


On Rehearing In Banc December 16, 1987.

Argued April 28, 1987.

Before SEITZ, HIGGINBOTHAM, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing In Banc Dec. 16, 1987.

Before GIBBONS, Chief Judge, and SEITZ, WEIS, HIGGINBOTHAM, SLOVITER, BECKER, STAPLETON, MANSMANN, GREENBERG, HUTCHINSON, SCIRICA, COWEN and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, Susan Esposito Thorstenn and Lloyd De Vos...

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