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YOKENO v. MAFNAS

No. 91-15745.

973 F.2d 803 (1992)

Matao C. YOKENO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ramon C. MAFNAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Deferred March 16, 1992.

Resubmitted August 3, 1992.

Decided August 28, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay H. Sorensen, Saipan, Com. of Northern Mariana Islands, for defendant-appellant.

Stephen J. Nutting, White, Novo-Gradac & Thompson, Saipan, Com. of Northern Mariana Islands, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: BOOCHEVER, BEEZER, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

Ramon Mafnas appeals the district court's entry of summary judgment against him in Matao Yokeno's action to quiet title to a leasehold interest in real property located on the island of Saipan, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI or Commonwealth). We conclude that summary judgment was improper because the district court's subject matter jurisdiction over Yokeno's claim has not been established. Accordingly, we vacate...

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