Legal Opinion
Gutierrez v. Pangelinan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2002No. CIV.00-70447PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
At the end of the 24th Guam legislative session, the Legislature passed Substitute Bill No. 495 (“Bill 495”) and adjourned. The bill was presented to Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez during the Legislature’s adjournment, and he neither vetoed nor signed it. Instead, he returned the unsigned bill to the Legislature stating that he “allowedf] BUI No. 495 to go into law without benefit of the signature of the Governor.” Opponents of Bill 495, Senator Vicente C. Pangelinan and Mayor Joseph C. Wesley, brought this action in the Superior Court of Guam against the Governor, Treasurer…
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