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SMITH v. PANGILINAN

No. 79-4437.

651 F.2d 1320 (1981)

William French SMITH, successor to Benjamin R. Civiletti, Attorney General, Appellant, v. Eduardo P. PANGILINAN, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 31, 1981.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing October 1, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Erickson, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

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

Before MERRILL, DUNIWAY and TANG, Circuit Judges.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc October 1, 1981.

DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

The Attorney General of the United States appeals from the district court's denial of his motions to intervene brought under Rule 24(a) and Rule 24(b), F.R.Civ.P. We reverse.

I. Facts.

Since 1947, the United States has governed the Northern Mariana Islands, which are part of a larger area known as Micronesia, under the title "Trust Territory...

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