Congregational Church of Jesus v. American Samoa Government

Opinion and Order:

On February 2, 1996, plaintiffs Congregational Church of Jesus in Samoa ("CCJS") and Amerika Samoa Bank ("ASB") filed this action against defendant American Samoa Government ("ASG"), to have the parties' rights and obligations under a lease- agreement and related documents judicially declared and to prevent the ASG from evicting the CCJS from the leased premises pendente lite.

The court issued a temporary restraining order forestalling the ASG from immediately evicting the CCJS and stopping the CCJS's use of the leased premises. On February 14 and 15, 1996, the court…