Warren H. Young

District Court of the Virgin Islands district Deceased · served 1971–1980 Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican) 20 signed orders read

Judge Young no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

How Judge Young decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

Young enforced statutory allocation of authority when an agency official created a disciplinary body without the required commission action.

“Since the Police Rules and Regulations were promulgated by the Commission under 23 V.I.C. § 9(b), only the Commission — and not the Commissioner —is authorized to establish a board to implement the rules and to investigate their alleged violations.”

Young denied immediate rescission of a stock-repurchase agreement while preserving a later equitable remedy if deferred payment continued indefinitely.

“but without prejudice to the plaintiff’s right to refile his suit at an appropriate time.”

Procedural preferences

Young intervened when written discovery was being used to obtain trial evidence rather than identify admissible leads.

“Plaintiff has resorted to written interrogatories not for the purpose of obtaining information which might lead to the discovery of admissible evidence but rather in a naked attempt to procure evidence directly.”

Young reserved summary judgment where causation and defenses required a jury to resolve disputed facts.

“After carefully reviewing the memoranda of the parties and their supporting affidavits and documents, I conclude that there are material issues of fact which will be necessary for the jury to decide.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Government of the Virgin Islands v. De Leon
· 1976-04-06
Motion to suppress physical evidence (Tomas Colon-Franco) Denied

“That defendant Colon’s motion to suppress the marriage certificate seized from his person be and the same is hereby DENIED.”

Motion to suppress physical evidence (Claytus De Leon) Denied

“That defendant De Leon’s motion to suppress the money seized from his person be and the same is hereby DENIED.”

Motion to suppress physical evidence (Tomas Colon-Franco) Granted

“That defendant Colon’s motion to suppress money seized from the car be and the same is hereby GRANTED.”

Motion to suppress statement (Tomas Colon-Franco) Granted in part

“That defendant Colon’s motion to suppress his statement be and the same is hereby GRANTED insofar as introducing any written statement into evidence.”

Motion to suppress statement (Claytus De Leon) Granted

“That defendant De Leon’s motion to suppress his statement be and the same is hereby GRANTED in its entirety.”

Targia v. Targia
· 1971-12-13
Summary judgment (former wife) Granted

“Inasmuch as defendant has admitted in his answer all of the allegations contained in the complaint, summary judgment will issue for the amount of support payments in arrears.”

Motion for attorneys fees (former wife) Denied

“Sections 541 (Title 5) and 108 (Title 16) do not meet the situation of plaintiff’s interlocutory request for attorney’s fees pendente lite and such motion will be denied.”

Davis v. Air Indies Corp.
· 1973-07-19
Summary judgment (selling shareholder) Denied

“The motion of the plaintiff for summary judgment is DENIED;”

Preliminary injunction (selling shareholder) Denied

“The motion of the plaintiff for a preliminary injunction is similarly DENIED;”

Summary judgment (corporation) Granted

“The motion of the defendant for summary judgment is GEANTED, but without prejudice to the plaintiff’s right to refile his suit at an appropriate time.”

Almestica v. Department of Public Safety
· 1973-04-02
Summary judgment (public-safety officials) Denied

“Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is denied.”

Summary judgment (police lieutenant) Granted

“Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is granted.”

Government of the Virgin Islands v. Santana
· 1972-09-11
Motion to dismiss information (juvenile defendant) Denied

“The motions to dismiss the informations filed in both cases will be denied.”

Fishman v. A. H. Riise Gift Shop, Inc.
· 1975-10-06
Motion for protective order (retail defendants) Granted

“ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that defendants’ motion shall be and is hereby GRANTED.”

Edwards v. Vitelco
· 1975-04-07
Motion to strike jury demand (telephone company) Granted

“ORDERED that Defendant Vitelco’s motion to strike Plaintiff’s jury demand be GRANTED.”

James v. United States Postal Service
· 1979-08-31
Petition for judicial review (mail contractor) Denied

“ORDERED that the decision of the Postal Services Board of Contract Appeals be AFFIRMED.”

Government of the Virgin Islands v. Figueroa Solis
· 1979-08-15
Motion for judgment of acquittal or new trial (criminal defendant) Denied

“ORDERED that defendant’s motion for acquittal or, in the alternative, for a new trial is DENIED.”

Allaire v. United States Trust Co. of New York
· 1979-10-24
Motion for reconsideration (injured tenant) Denied

“The Court is satisfied that summary judgment was properly granted in favor of the U. S. Trust Company, and the plaintiff’s motion will be denied.”

Hoch v. Venture Enterprises, Inc.
· 1979-06-20
Motion for leave to amend (plaintiff's spouse) Granted

“That Lynda Hoch’s motion for leave to amend the complaint shall be GRANTED and her claim shall relate back to the date of the filing of the original complaint.”

Summary judgment (restaurant patrons) Denied

“That plaintiffs’, Stephen Hoch and Joseph Gubernick, motion for entry of partial summary judgment in their favor on the issue of liability is hereby DENIED.”

Telek ex rel. Telek v. Domestic Tankers, Inc.
· 1980-01-31
Motion for reconsideration (decedent's representative) Granted in part

“That plaintiff be allowed to file a second amended complaint within a period of ten days from the date of this order.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No exact-name assigned electronic docket was located from Young's historical tenure, so no caseload mix, duration, motion-outcome, or timing claim is available.

A historical record

Judge Young no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.