Case Caption: In Re: Lambertsen Case Number: SCT-CIV-2025-0205Date: 08/20/2025Author: Per CuriamCitation: 2025 VI 16Summary: Regarding a petition for writ of mandamus filed with the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands requesting that the Court order a Superior Court judge to (1) vacate that judge’s July 28, 2025 order denying the petitioner’s petition for writ of mandamus requesting that the Superior Court order the Virgin Islands Police Commissioner to approve the petitioner’s permit to carry a firearm, and (2) vacate that judge’s subsequent August 6, 2025 order denying petitioner’s motion to vacate the July 28, 2025 order, the petition only vaguely references various laws and does not explain how these laws relate to the issuance of a firearm license in the U.S. Virgin Islands, or establish that he has an indisputable right to receive one. Moreover, the petition does not explain why an appeal of the orders at issue would not provide an alternate means to obtain the relief petitioner seeks. A writ of mandamus is a drastic remedy which should be granted only in extraordinary circumstances, and a petitioner must establish that his or her right to the writ is clear and indisputable and that he or she has no other adequate means to attain the desired relief. Since the petitioner has not satisfied either of these prerequisites, the petition is denied.Attachment: Open Document or Opinion