Legal Opinion
Sablan v. Tenorio
Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands
Decided April 18, 1996No. Appeal No. 94-034; Civil Action No. 94-0500Published
1Opinion of the Court
VILLAGOMEZ, Justice:
The appellant, Jesus R. Sabían (“Sabían”), appeals the trial court’s decision dismissing certain of his claims and entering summary judgment for the appellees on other claims.
We have jurisdiction under 1 CMC § 3102(a). We affirm as to those issues we have decided to review.
ISSUES & STANDARDS OF REVIEW
Sabían presents five issues for our review:
I. Whether the appellees, Governor Frailan C. Tenorio (“Governor”) and the Ninth Commonwealth Legislature (“legislature”), have legislative immunity from Sablan’s action challenging the apportionment of the Senate under 42 U.S.C. §…
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