Lizama v. Rios

DECISION

Plaintiffs, Juan T. Lizama and Jesus T. Lizama, brought this suit pursuant to a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (hereinafter § 1983) alleging that defendant, Jose S. Rios, the Mayor of Saipan, unconstitutionally deprived them of their property without due process of law and under color of law. Rios counterclaimed against the Lizama brothers and third party defendant- Marianas *409. Public Land Corporation (hereinafter MPLC), a Commonwealth agency, claiming, inter alia, that these parties conspired to deprive him of the opportunity to purchase the land and this was done arbitrarily and capriciously in…