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trict Court of the Virgin Islands for damages sustained as a result of the loss of their goods. After finding that Ocean-Air's activities within the Virgin Islands constituted transacting business within the Territory and contracting to supply services or things in this Territory within the meaning of subsectio
LANDS ARE THE CORRECT FORUM FOR PLAINTIFFS' CAUSES OF ACTION AGAINST DEFENDANT. Ignoring the facts that: Plaintiff Jeffrey Epstein is a resident of the United States Virgin Islands with his home on Little Saint James Island; L.S.J., LLC, which is solely owned by a United States Virgin Islands resident and maintains its principa
fs' FAC, the factual allegations of which must be accepted as true and construed in the light most favorable to the Plaintiffs, clearly establishes the Virgin Islands' overwhelming local interest in this controversy. The controversy is of local interest in the Virgin Islands and localized interest rests with the V
ended by Studio and Fancelli when they contracted that the Library Cabinetry was to be installed and used in an office/library structure located in the United States Virgin islands and would be therefore subject to temperature and humidity levels inherent in a Caribbean climate, as well as within an office structure in
TA00309187 Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Minim Epstein et al. n. Fancelli Paneling. Inc. Case No. ST- I 0-CV-443 B. Defendant Fancelli Paneling, Inc.'s Connections with the Territory are Sufficient to Satisfy Both the Virgin Islands Long-Arm Statute and Constitutional Due Process. The Virgin Islan
Paneling Inc. Civil No. ST-10-CV-443 Memorandum Opinion Page 2 of 11 FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff Jeffrey Epstein, a resident of the Virgin Islands,2 is the sole member of Plaintiff L.S.J., LLC. L.S.J.3 owns Little St. James, which is an island off of the southeast coast of St. Thomas. In 2005, E
nstallation of the cabinets, in performance of its contract with Molyneux, were to benefit Epstein and L.S.J., and would be used in a library in the Virgin Islands.' On July 30, 2010, Plaintiffs filed the Complaint in this action, alleging that the cabinetry installation had not been properly completed, that t
iction is proper under section 4903(a)(2). All that is required to satisfy section 4903(a)(2) is that a "contract be performed, at least in part, in the virgin Islands and that the cause of action arise out of the contract."31 If a defendant knows that the ultimate destination of its goods will be the Virgin Island
G, INC., Defendant. ) ) ) ) WIDER AND NOW, for the reasons stated in the Memorandum Opinion issued today, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant Fancelli Paneling, Inc.'s January 13, 2011 Motion to Dismiss is DENIED; and it is further ORDERED that Plaintiffs Jeffrey Epstein and L.S.J., LLC, must join as a party to th
eux") to design a large-scale, multi-structure, multi-million dollar residential project to be constructed on Little St. James Island in St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands. As part of this project, Epstein contracted with Molyneux to design the interior and exterior of a separate building on Little Saint James Island k
itment to create spaces that reflect the perfect balance of harmony and timeless aesthetic." 3,4. Upon information and belief, Atelier Fancelli is Fancelli Paneling, Inc.'s affidiated company located in St. Ouen, France, and Atelier Fancelli acts through its new York corporation for projects in the United States, and u
Entities connected to both U.S. Virgin Islands and Fancelli Paneling, Inc.'s

Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON
New York
LOCATION
Prince Charles
PERSONthe State of New York
LOCATIONV.I.C.
ORGANIZATION
St. John
LOCATIONL.S.J.
ORGANIZATION
Ashcroft
PERSON
Little St.
LOCATION
V.I.
LOCATIONJames Island
LOCATIONFancelli
PERSONBertrand
PERSONJ.P. Molyneux Studio, Ltd.
ORGANIZATIONFRANCOIS
LOCATIONJean Pierre Fancelli
PERSON
Falwell
PERSONRenaissance Marine, Inc.
ORGANIZATION
Metcalfe
PERSONBuccaneer Hotel Corp.
ORGANIZATION