Fuavai v. District Court

*42ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS OR QUASH ALTERNATIVE WRIT OF CERTIORARI

On May 1, 1998, petitioner Te'o J. Fuavai (“Te'o”) was judged guilty of contempt of court by respondent District Court of American Samoa (“District Court”). Te'o filed a motion for rehearing or reconsideration on May 11, 1998, which the District Court heard and denied on June 3, 1998. On July 23, 1998, Te'o petitioned for a writ of certiorari or for extraordinary relief in the Trial Division of the High Court. That same day, the Trial Division issued an order granting an alternative writ of certiorari. In response, the…