United States Ninth Circuit

Plaintiffs born in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands were in fact citizens of the U.S., and therefore were entitled to U.S. passports.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/06/2004
• Decided 07/01/2004
• Published 07/01/2004

Judges

• NOONAN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  FARRIS, NOONAN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Reynaldo O. Yana, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory Baka, Assistant United States Attorney, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northen Mariana Islands, for the defendant-appellee.