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PETER-PALICAN v. GOVT. OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

No. 10-17153.

695 F.3d 918 (2012)

Emerenciana PETER-PALICAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GOVERNMENT OF the Commonwealth of the NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; Benigno R. Fitial, Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Deferred March 12, 2012.

Filed August 22, 2012.

Resubmitted August 15, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert J. Birnbirch , Office of the Attorney General, Saipan, MP, for the defendants-appellants.

Douglas F. Cushnie , Saipan, MP, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: ALFRED T. GOODWIN, STEPHEN S. TROTT, and MARY H. MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Governor Benigno R. Fitial (collectively, "the Commonwealth") appeal the district court's judgment in favor of plaintiff Emerenciana Peter-Palican. Peter-Palican alleges that she was terminated without cause from her position as Special Assistant to the Governor for Women's Affairs in violation of Article III, section 22 of the Commonwealth Constitution. The district court...

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