District Court Denies V.I. Carnival Committee Temporary Restraining Order, Grants Hearing Set for Thursday

The V.I. Carnival Committee was granted a hearing that will take place on Thursday at 9:00 a.m. in St. Thomas regarding its copyright infringement case against the V.I. Dept. of Tourism. However, the court denied the temporary restraining order the V.I.C.C. sought against D.O.T. and its leaders. "For the reasons set forth herein, V.I.C.C.'s motion, is granted to the extent that it seeks a hearing, and denied to the extent that it seeks a temporary restraining order," reads the order from the District Court, which was provided to the Consortium Friday by the V.I.C.C. "A preliminary injunction hearing is hereby scheduled to commence promptly at 9:00 a.m. on April 7, 2022 in STT Courtroom 1 before Chief Judge Robert A. Molloy." The order further states that the U.S. Marshal Service shall serve a copy of the order to all defendants. The defendants include Joseph Boschulte in his capacity as Dept. of Tourism commissioner, Ian Turnbull in his capacity as director of the Division of Festiv...