Legal Opinion
Govendo v. Micronesian Garment Manufacturing, Inc.
Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands
Decided September 10, 1991No. APPEAL NO. 90-013; SUPERIOR CT. NO. 89-425Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DELA CRUZ, Chief Justice:
Kenneth L. Govendo ("Govendo1*) appeals the dismissal of his action against Micronesian Garment Manufacturing, Inc. ("MGM" or "the company") and the NMI Coastal Resources Management Office *273("CRM" or "the agency").1 The action was dismissed for failure to state a cognizable claim, pursuant to Com.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6).2
1
Under the Coastal Resources Management Act of 1983, 2 CMC §§ 1,501 et sea, ("the Act"), CRM is charged with the authority to review proposed construction projects within NMI coastal areas.3 Should a project be proposed in an "area of particular…
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