United States Third Circuit

After a judgment entered against it under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 USC 1346, the United States must pay interest on the judgment pursuant to 28 USC 1961, rather than that set forth in the Virgin Islands Code, 5 VICS 426.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2000
• Decided 01/22/2001
• Published 01/24/2001

Judges

• Before MANSMANN and ALITO, Circuit Judges, and ACKERMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Curtin V. Gomez, Office of United States Attorney, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI, Denise A. Hinds, Office of United States Attorney, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI, David W. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General, James A. Hurd, Jr., United States Attorney, Robert S. Greenspan, Daniel L. Kaplan (Argued), Attorneys, Appellate Staff, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gordon C. Rhea, (Argued), Alkon, Rhea & Hart, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI, for Appellee.