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THIRTEENTH GUAM LEGISLATURE v. BORDALLO

No. 77-2794.

588 F.2d 265 (1978)

THIRTEENTH GUAM LEGISLATURE, Thomas V. C. Tanaka, Donald J. Hook and Vicente P. Castro, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ricardo J. BORDALLO, the Governor of Guam, Frank G. Blaz, Director of Administration, and Maria C. Duenas, the Treasurer of Guam, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

November 8, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Troutman, Atty. Gen. of Government of Guam, Agana, Guam, Philip H. Jacobsen, Acting Atty. Gen. (argued), of Government of Guam, Agana, Guam, for defendants-appellants.

Brooks & Klitzkie, Agana, Guam, J. Bradley Klemm (argued), of Klemm, Dear & Lawrence, Agana, Guam, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CHAMBERS and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and WONG, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

The governor and certain administrative officials of Guam appeal from a judgment of the district court holding that the Guamanian legislature is empowered to override the governor's item veto of individual appropriations. 430 F.Supp. 405 (D.Guam 1977). We conclude that the Organic Act of Guam does provide the legislature with this power; we therefore affirm.

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