Smith v. All persons claiming a present or future Interest

DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN
IDA SMITH,
Plaintiff,
v.
ALL PERSONS CLAIMING A PRESENT OR
FUTURE INTEREST IN ESTATE 13,
FRIIS, LINDA V. SMITH-FRANCIS,
WILLIAM E. SMITH, ELOISE V. SMITH-
HENDRICKS, BAB FRIIS NO. 1, PAUL
HOFFMAN, JANE HOFFMAN-WALKER,
ELEANOR ADAMS HOFFMAN, MAXWELL
ADAMS HOFFMAN, GLORIA FRANCOIS
MCGOWAN, DAVID A. BORNN AS TRUSTEE
TO THE GAF TRUST ESTATE 14 JOHN’S
FOLLY EXCLUDING ALL HEIRS AT LAW,
ESTATE 15 CONCORDIA A, CORAL BAY
QUARTER, ST JOHN UNITED STATES
VIRGIN ISLANDS, NATIONAL PARK
SERVICE, LAND RESOURCES DIVISION,
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, STANLEY
SELENGUT, WILLIAM B. POPPELTON,
LORRAINE A. POPPELTON, KEVIN M.
WALSH, MARIA K. STURATIS, SCOTT E.
WILMOSKI, CHARLES M. PERDUE,
MONICA PERDUE, JOZSEF NEMETH,
NANCY NEMETH, FRED S. PATTERSON,
MARGARET D. PATTERSON, JOHN R.
PERGOLIZZI, TREASURE VIEW LLC,
GEORGE PILLORGE, DEBORAH PILLORGE,
SCOTT L. HARTSHORN, CLAUDETTE C.
HARTSHORN, HEINZ G. FISHER, LINDA
G. BURDET TRUSTEES OF THE HEINZ G.
FISHER TRUST, DONALD DURANTE,
SAFIA B. DURANTE, CRAIG E.
MITCHELL, ALAN MARTIN KAUFMAN,
RACHELLE KAUFMAN, JEFFREY J.
McCRAVE, ANN McCRAVE, DOROTHY K.
JANOSKO, WILLIAM R. KINCER, SUSAN
B. KINCER, SUSAN GREER
LITTLEFIELD, WAYNE CHESTERFIELD,
MONIQUE FRANCOIS, PEDRITO
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Smith v. All Persons Claiming a Present or Future Interest, et al.
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FRANCOIS, SALT POND VISTA LLC,
V.I. JOSEPH PALMINTERI, CARRIE
GLENN, MARC KAVE, EMILY J.
BRATTON, RICK HATHAWAY, RENE A.
SERVANT aka RENE H. SERVANT, MARIE
THERESE L. SERVANT, LORI JANE
SNACK, BRIAN K. WALDEN,
MINISTER ISHMAEL R. MUHAMMED,
MICHAEL CARPER, REUBEN WHEATLEY,
et al.,
Defendants.
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APPEARANCES:
Ida Smith
New York, NY
Pro se plaintiff,
Ronald W. Sharpe, USA
Jason Cohen, AUSA
St. Thomas, VI
For the United States National Park Service,
Maria Tankenson Hodge, Esq.
Hodge & Francois
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For Paul Hoffman; Jane Hoffman Walker; and David A. Bornn,
Trustee of the GAF Trust,
Rafael F. Muilenburg, Esq.
Morrisette & Muilenburg
St. John, U.S.V.I.
For William E. Smith; Eloise V. Smith; Deborah Pillorge;
Claudette C. Hartshorn; Scott L. Hartshorn; Linda V. Smith-
Francis; and George Pillorge,
Gloria McGowan
Pro se,
Wayne Chesterfield
Pro se,
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Monique Francois
Pro se,
Pedrito Francois
Pro se,
Joseph Palminteri
Pro se,
W. Mark Hillsman, Esq.
Law Offices of Norman P. Jones, P.C.
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For Carrie Glenn; Lori Jane Snack; William B. Poppelton;
Lorraine A. Poppelton; Maria K. Sturaitis; Charles M.
Purdue; Monica Purdue; Salt Pond Vista, LLC; Heinz G.
Fisher; Linda G. Burdet, Trustee of the Heinz G. Fisher;
Safia B. Durante; Donald Durante,
Marc Kave
Pro se,
Emily J. Bratton
Pro se,
Rick Hathaway
Pro se,
Rene A. Servant
Pro se,
Marie Therese Servant
Pro se,
Brian K. Walden
Pro se,
John H. Benham, III, Esq.
Watts, Benham & Sprehn, P.C.
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For Stanley Selengut,
Mark D. Hodge, Esq.
Hodge & Francois
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For Kevin M. Walsh and Treasure View LLC,
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Scott E. Wilmoski
Pro se,
Jozef Nemeth
Pro se,
Nancy Nemeth
Pro se defendant.
Fred S. Patterson
Pro se,
Margaret D. Patterson
Pro se defendant.
John R. Perqulizzi
Pro se,
Terryhill Enterprises, II
Pro se,
Missouri LLC
Pro se,
Craig E. Mitchell
Pro se,
Michael E. Fitzsimmons, Esq.
Stryker, Duensing, Casner & Dollison
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For Alan Martin Kaufman,
Ann McCrave
Pro se,
Jeffrey J. McCrave
Pro se,
William R. Kincer
Pro se,
Susan B. Kincer
Pro se,
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Smith v. All Persons Claiming a Present or Future Interest, et al.
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Susan Greer Littlefield
Pro se,
Kurt Shore
Pro se,
Suzanne L. Shore
Pro se,
Dorothy Janosko (also known as “Dorothy K. Janoko”)
Pro se.
ORDER
GÓMEZ, J.
Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation of the
Magistrate Judge recommending that the Court grant the motion of
Paul Hoffman, Jane Hoffman Walker, and David A. Bornn as Trustee
of the GAF Trust (the “Friis Defendants”) for a finding of
contempt and sanctions against Ida Smith.
Upon de novo review of the record, the Court agrees with
the Magistrate’s Report and Recommendations.
The premises considered, it is hereby
ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the
Magistrate Judge docketed at ECF Number 592 is ADOPTED in part
and MODIFIED in part; and it is further
ORDERED that the motion of the Friis Defendants docketed at
ECF Number 465, insofar as it seeks sanctions against Ida Smith
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under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, is DENIED; it is
further
ORDERED that the motion of the Friis Defendants docketed at
ECF Number 465, insofar as it seeks a finding of contempt
against Ida Smith under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 70, is
GRANTED; it is further
ORDERED that Ida Smith shall cause the lis pendens filed on
October 18, 2011, to be removed from the public records
maintained by the Recorder of Deeds; it is further
ORDERED that, no later than April 30, 2017, Ida Smith shall
submit on the docket certified proof obtained from the Recorder
of Deeds that the October 18, 2011, lis pendens was removed from
the public record; it is further
ORDERED that Ida Smith shall cause the lis pendens filed on
January 8, 2016, to be either (1) removed from the public record
of the Recorder of Deeds; or (2) revised to reflect that it does
not bear on the Friis Defendants’ property; it is further
ORDERED that, no later than April 30, 2017, Ida Smith shall
submit on the docket certified proof obtained from the Recorder
of Deeds that the January 8, 2016, lis pendens was either (1)
removed from the public record; or (2) does not bear on the
Friis Defendants’ property; and it is further
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ORDERED that Ida Smith shall not file further lis pendens
against the real property at Parcel No. 1 Estate Friis, St.
John, United States Virgin Islands without advance leave of the
Court.
S\
CURTIS V. GÓMEZ
District Judge
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