Ae Ae v. American Samoa Government

OPINION AND ORDER

Plaintiffs in this case,.Muavaefa'atasi Ae Ae Jr. (“Muavaefa'atasi”) and Eugene Paul Bailey (“Bailey”), originally sued numerous owners and operators of poker machines in addition to the governmental defendants still involved. However, subsequent to our denial of plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment, plaintiffs dismissed the suit against all private defendants, leaving only a suit for declaratory relief against the two governmental defendants American Samoa Government and Governor Tauese P.F. Sunia (collectively “ASG”). This raised concerns of whether a justiciable cáse or…