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BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE v. GOVERNMENT, VIRGIN ISLANDS

No. 02-2807.

321 F.3d 394 (2003)

BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE, INC.; Castle Acquisitions, Inc. v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS; Roy Martin, in his official capacity as Tax Assessor, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed February 28, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nandi Sekou, (Argued), Kerry E. Drue, Office of the Attorney General of the Virgin Islands, Department of Justice, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, for Appellants.

Simone R.D. Francis, (Argued), Chad C. Messier, William S. McConnell, Dudley, Topper and Feuerzeig, LLP, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, for Appellees.

Before SCIRICA, ALITO and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal involving the assessment of real property taxes in the Unites States Virgin Islands, we address the special relationship between federal and territorial law. The District Court enjoined the Virgin Islands tax assessor from employing a certain tax assessment method, concluding it violated federal law. Contending that any claims can only arise under territorial law, the Government of the Virgin Islands...

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