Legal Opinion
Matao C. Yokeno v. Ramon C. Mafnas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1992No. 91-15745PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
Ramon Mafnas appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment against him in Matao Yokeno’s action to quiet title to a leasehold interest in real property located on the island of Saipan, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI or Commonwealth). We conclude that summary judgment was improper because the district court’s subject matter jurisdiction over Yokeno’s claim has not been established. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment and remand.
BACKGROUND
The underlying property dispute in this case centers on a provision of the CNMI Constitution…
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