Evan Rikhye
How Judge Rikhye rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Rikhye decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
A party seeking relief from untimely responses to requests for admission should address good cause, merits presentation, and prejudice with a concrete record.
“Based on the Record before it, the Court finds no good cause for Defendants’ delay.”
A Rule 12(f) motion should target a pleading defined by Rule 7(a), not a motion or other filing outside the pleadings.
“Rule 12(f) applies only to pleadings as defined by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7(a), and not to motions.”
Cautions
The court expects counsel to comply with basic litigation deadlines and procedures, particularly in a matter affecting public constitutional rights.
“Defense counsel—appearing as a representative of this territory's citizens—must treat this matter with the competence, care, and professionalism expected of all litigants appearing before this Court.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Government of the Virgin Islands’ (‘Defendant’) motion to stay the briefing schedule is DENIED.”
“It is further ORDERED that Defendant’s motion to withdraw or amend the Requests for Admission is DENIED without prejudice.”
“ORDERED that the Defendant’s motion to strike is hereby DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median motion-to-ruling time: 2 days (N = 3).
Judge Rikhye's first assignment set consists mainly of newly filed civil matters, plus a small number of inherited cases reassigned when he joined the court. Most remain at the pleading, discovery, or scheduling stage.
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