Legal Opinion
William French Smith, Successor to Benjamin R. Civiletti, Attorney General v. Eduardo P. Pangilinan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1981No. 79-4437PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
The Attorney General of the United States appeals from the district court’s denial of his motions to intervene brought under Rule 24(a) and Rule 24(b), F.R.Civ.P. We reverse.
I. Facts.
Since 1947, the United States has governed the Northern Mariana Islands, which are part of a larger area known as Micronesia, under the title “Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.” See Trusteeship Agreement for the Former Japanese Mandated Islands, July 18,1947, 61 Stat. 3301, T.I.A.S. No. 1665.
In 1975, the United States and the people of the Northern Mariana Islands entered into an…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- William E. Nuesse, Commissioner of Banks, State of Wisconsin v. William Camp, Comptroller of the CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Atlantis Development Corporation, Ltd. v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Robert Blake v. Sant Pallan v. Willie R. Barnes, Commissioner of Corporations of the State of California, Plaintiff-In-Intervention/appellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Harris v. PernsleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Sagebrush Rebellion, Inc. v. WattCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States of America v. J.B. Stringfellow, Jr., Concerned Neighbors in Action and Penny Newman, Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. OregonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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