Thirteenth Guam Legislature v. Bordallo

OPINION AND ORDER

ORRICK, District Judge.

The Guamanian Legislature and several citizens employed by the government brought this suit for declaratory and injunctive relief to challenge the manner in which the Governor of Guam has applied his item veto power to the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977 (FY 1977). They contend that the Governor exceeded his executive function and assumed a creative role properly reserved to the Legislature by (1) in effect providing for nine government agencies for FY 1977 the budgetary sums appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976 (FY…