SABLAN v. SANTOS

C.A. No. 79-4057.

634 F.2d 1153 (1980)

Estefania Reyes SABLAN, Nicolas Blas Reyes, Juliana Reyes Lizama, Francisco Blas Reyes, Rosa Reyes Agulto, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Rita Reyes SANTOS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 4, 1980.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing September 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Fitzgerald, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, argued for defendant-appellant; Douglas F. Cushnie, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, on brief.

Michael A. White, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before MERRILL, DUNIWAY and TANG, Circuit Judges.


MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Rita Reyes Santos appeals from the judgment of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands awarding appellees a two-thirds interest in all payments made pursuant to an award of the Micronesian Claims Commission (the Commission). The question presented is whether this court or the three-judge appellate division of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands has jurisdiction over an appeal from a decision of the district...

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