Legal Opinion
Aldan-Pierce v. Mafnas
Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands
Decided April 26, 1999No. Appeal No. 97-008; Civil Action No. 86-0086Published
1Per curiam
¶1 Leocadio C. Mafhas (“Mafnas”) appeals the trial court’s order of February 19,1998, denying Mafnas’ Rule 60(b) motion. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Article IV, § 3 of the Commonwealth Constitution. N.M.I. Const, art. IV, § 3(1997). We affirm.
ISSUE PRESENTED AND STANDARD OF REVIEW
¶2 The issue before this court is whether the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion for relief from judgment pursuant to Rule 60(b) in its February 18,1997, order.
¶3 We review the trial court’s denial of appellant’s motion for relief under an abuse of discretion standard. Under the abuse of discretion…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Southern Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Robert H. Fox and Kathlene Fox v. Bill Brewer, Ranger Insurance Co., (Garnishee)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Leocadio C. Mafnas v. The Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands v. Marian Aldan-Pierce, Real-Party-In-Interest-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Marian Aldan-Pierce v. Leocadio C. MafnasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994