Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Ada
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1989No. 88-2878PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
The petitioners, Gloria Nelson and lone Wolf, were officials in the Guam Department of Education, appointed to their positions by elected school boards. In 1987 the governor removed Nelson and Wolf from office on the ground that the Guam legislation establishing the boards that appointed them conflicted with the Organic Act of Guam, 48 U.S.C. § 1421g(b). The petitioners appeal from the denial of their petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the governor to reinstate them. They contend that there was never any conflict between the 1977 Guam legislation establishing…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bruner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Kathy Brown v. Civil Service Commission, Department of Education and Territorial Board of Education, Real Parties in Interest-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Ricardo J. Bordallo, Governor of Guam v. George W. Baldwin, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
3Cited by47 opinions
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