Legal Opinion
Peter C. Cruz v. The Honorable Paul J. Abbate, and the People of the Territory of Guam, Real Parties in Interest-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1987No. 86-1580PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
Facts
Petitioners are defendants in four separate criminal cases pending in the Superior Court of Guam. Each petitioner moved respondent, the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, for random assignment of his case to one of the court’s seven judges (including one pro tem judge). The Guam Code of Civil Procedure does not specify a method for the assignment of cases; it merely directs the Presiding Judge to accomplish the task. Guam Civ.Pro.Code § 85 (Supp.1984). Respondent’s method is simple: he assigns each case to the judge of his choice. Petitioners claimed that this…
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3Cited by42 opinions
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