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Abstract: 

Carty v. Bryan, 2020 WL 1942450 (D.C. Virgin Islands) first saw life in October 1994 and a settlement was quickly reached. It would not be so quickly implemented. The court has now held the Virgin Islands in contempt four times. In 2013 a new, all-encompassing agreement was reached. Since 2015, the court has held 17 quarterly hearings on compliance and loads of expert testimony has been added to the already vast heap. Judge Gomez now writes that the failure of defendants to be in compliance resembles a pattern and practice. A fully exasperated Judge Gomez writes, in effect, this must end. In this article, we review the key elements of his order in this long-standing case, one that illustrates many problems typical of mainland facilities as well.

Keywords: Keywords: Carty v. Bryan

Affiliations:  1: Executive Editor.