Legal Opinion
Mafnas v. Matsunaga
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Trial Court
Decided June 14, 1988No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 88-332Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENA AND FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
FACTS
On January 20, 1988 Victoria King, a news reporter for the Pacific Daily News (PDN), conducted an interview with defendant, Francisco Matsunaga, following defendant's testimony before a grand jury.
On January 21, 1988 the PDN printed a story entitled "Witness testifies Mafnas paid off," written by Ms. King. In this article King reported that defendant "said he told the jury panel he was ordered by (plaintiff) Mafnas to pick up checks totaling about $11,000 from Surf Hotel Manager Adrian Johnston."'
On April 13, 1988 plaintiff…
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