Legal Opinion
Victor Babauta CASTRO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOTEL NIKKO SAIPAN, INC., a C.N.M.I. Corporation, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1996No. 95-16058PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Victor Castro appeals from a decision of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (“CNMI”). Because Castro failed to raise a federal issue before the CNMI Supreme Court and the CNMI Supreme Court did not pass upon a federal issue, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
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In July 1991, Castro entered the Hotel Nikko to board the elevator to see the view from the top of the Hotel. A sign stated that access to the elevators was limited to hotel guests. A security guard attempted to stop Castro from boarding the elevator, a scuffle…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. Benjamin F. Gay Iii, Roy M. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Kenneth D. Oxborrow, Petitioner-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Norman Carlson, Respondents-Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Gary James Taylor v. Lawrence KincheloeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Ferreira v. BorjaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Ferreira v. BorjaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Mary Anne S. MILNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry L. HILLBLOM, Defendant, and San Roque Beach Development Company, Ltd., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- DIAMOND HOTEL CO., LTD., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elizabeth Blanco MATSUNAGA, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Jose A. Sonoda, Paintiff-Appellee v. Antonio R. Cabrera Froilan C. Tenorio Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Charfauros v. Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands · 1998
- In Re: The Estate of Vicente Candelaria Dela Cruz, Deceased. Jose Roberto Dela Cruz v. Jesus CruzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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