Sheridan-Jimenez ex rel. Salicco v. Golden Age Ranch, Inc.

Full title: JENNIFER SHERIDAN-JIMENEZ as next friend of MELISSA SALICCO, a minor…

Court: DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN

Date published: Sep 28, 2016

Civil No. 2014-32 (D.V.I. Sep. 28, 2016)

Opinion

Civil No. 2014-32

09-28-2016

JENNIFER SHERIDAN-JIMENEZ as next friend of MELISSA SALICCO, a minor child, Plaintiff, v. GOLDEN AGE RANCH, INC. Defendants.

ATTORNEYS: Ryan W. Greene St. Thomas, USVI For the plaintiffs, Michael C. Quinn Dudley Topper & Feuerzeig St. Thomas, USVI For the Golden Age Ranch, Inc.,

Curtis V. Gómez District Judge

ATTORNEYS:

Ryan W. Greene
St. Thomas, USVI

For the plaintiffs, Michael C. Quinn
Dudley Topper & Feuerzeig
St. Thomas, USVI

For the Golden Age Ranch, Inc., JUDGMENT

The Golden Age Ranch, Inc. ("Golden Age") owns a ranch on St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands (the "ranch"). On July 25, 2013, Jennifer Sheridan-Jimenez ("Jimenez") and her daughter, Melissa Salicco ("Salicco"), visited the ranch while vacationing on St. Thomas. Jimenez and Salicco went horseback riding. As part of Jimenez and Salicco's horseback riding excursion, a guide was provided by the ranch to accompany Jimenez and Salicco. The guide also rode a horse.

Towards the end of the horseback riding excursion, the guide dismounted his horse and proceeded to open a gate. Salicco and Jimenez remained mounted. The guide's horse kicked Salicco's horse. Salicco was thrown off her horse. Salicco was injured as a result of her fall.

On March 27, 2014, Salicco, through her mother, brought suit in this Court against Golden Age. The Complaint asserts claims for negligence and premises liability.

On January 6, 2015, Salicco filed a Motion for Settlement Approval With Minor (the "Motion for Settlement"). On August 19, 2015, the Court issued an order referring the Motion for Settlement to the magistrate. See ECF No. 23. The parties filed a copy of the signed settlement agreement with the Court. On September 22, 2015, the magistrate granted the Motion for Settlement Approval.

The Court agrees that the settlement should be approved. The premises considered, it is hereby

ORDERED that the parties' settlement agreement is APPROVED; it is further

ORDERED that the trial setting in this matter is VACATED; it is further

ORDERED that all pending motions in this case are MOOT; it is further

ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED; and it is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall CLOSE this case.

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Curtis V. Gómez

District Judge