Legal Opinion
Ricardo J. Bordallo, Governor of Guam v. George W. Baldwin, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1980No. 78-2163PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHNACKE, District Judge.
Plaintiff, the Governor of Guam, appeals from a judgment of the District Court of Guam, declaring that Guam Government Code § 49004(a), in its present form, is consistent with the Guam Organic Act (48 U.S.C. §§ 1421-1428(e)).
The controversy arises over the governance of the Guam Memorial Hospital (hereinafter, “the Hospital”). From the time of its first authorization in 1952 until 1977, when the legislation in dispute was adopted, the Board of Trustees of the Hospital was appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Legislature.
Prior to 1977, the Hospital was…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Yeilding v. State Ex Rel. WilkinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
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3Cited by6 opinions
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