Legal Opinion

Charfauros v. Board of Elections

Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands

Decided November 27, 1998No. Appeal No. 97-023 & 97-027 (consolidated); Civil Action No. 95-1106PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WISEMAN, Special Judge:

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Introduction

¶1 This case requires us to determine whether the Superior Court erred when it granted summary judgement to defendants, the Commonwealth Board of Elections and its individual members, dismissing: (1) a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress, (2) claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violation of constitutional rights, and (3) determining that the members of the Board of Elections were entitled to qualified immunity for their acts of declaring certain persons ineligible to vote in the November 5, 1995, general election on Rota.

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2Cases cited33 opinions

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  2. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Peter-Palican v. Government of the Northern Mariana IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
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