United States Ninth Circuit

Although the Court must defer to the Guam Supreme Court on matters of local law, it may be reversed in this instance because it committed manifest error.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/06/2003
• Decided 05/24/2004
• Published 05/24/2004

Judges

• CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  REINHARDT, THOMAS and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mitchell F. Thompson,Maher & Thompson, P.C., Hagatna, Guam, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eric A. Heisel, Assistant Attorney General, Hagatna, Guam, for the respondents.