DIAMOND HOTEL CO., LTD. v. MATSUNAGA

No. 95-15312.

99 F.3d 296 (1996)

DIAMOND HOTEL CO., LTD., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elizabeth Blanco MATSUNAGA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Lee Nelson, Law Office of John T. Lizama, Saipan, CM, for plaintiff-appellee.

Douglas F. Cushnie, Robert W. Jones, Law Offices of Douglas F. Cushnie, Saipan, CM, for defendant-appellant.

Before: FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges.


CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Elizabeth Blanco Matsunaga appeals the decision of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ("CNMI" or "Commonwealth"). She argues that a provision of a lease agreement that violates Article XII, § 1, of the Commonwealth Constitution renders the entire lease void ab initio. We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

I.

Matsunaga's brother, Manases B. Matsunaga, owned real property in Saipan. He leased...

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