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Commonwealth v. Ogumoro 02/23/06 DPS06-1181 (CR06-0042) Order Granting Defendant's Motion For Bail Modification Wiseman
Camacho v. DPW 02/21/06 CV04-0238 Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment Wiseman
Columba Il Chul Chong v. Hotel Nikko Saipan, Inc., 02/13/06 CV03-0443 Order Denying Plaintiff's Motion For Recusal Lizama
Commonwealth v. MPLA 02/10/06 CV05-0332 Order Granting Defendant's Motion For Summary Judgment Wiseman
Office of the Attorney Gen. v. Mendoza 02/08/06 CV05-0302 Order Of Deportation

Wiseman
Kautz Glass Co. v. PSS 02/08/06 CV05-0508 Order Denying Defendant's Com.R.Civ. P. Rule 12(B)(6),(7) Motion To Dismiss For Failure To Join Ofiice Of The Public Auditor Under Rule 19 Manglona
Office of the Attorney Gen. v. Xu Wang Zheng 02/02/06 CV05-0524 Order Dismissing Office Of The Attorney General And Division Of Immigration Services, Petition For An Order To Show Cause Wiseman
In re Estate of Rita Kaipat 01/24/06 CV90-0840 Order Re Accounting, Claims Of Surveyors Juan I. Castro And Alfred K. Pangelinan, And Carmen Guelles' Heirship Claim Lizama
Commonwealth v. Shimabukuro 01/24/06 CR02-0254 Order Dismissing Shimabukuro's Petition Writ Of Error Coram Nobis And Denying Shimabukuro's Motion To Vacate Wiseman
Commonwealth v. Santos 01/17/06 CR05-0283 Order Denying Defendant's Motion For Bill of Particulars Wiseman
Camacho v. Demapan 01/10/06 CV03-0502 Order Granting In Part Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment and Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Dismiss Defendant's Counterclaim Lizama
Bank of Guam v. Mendiola 01/06/06 CV03-0636 Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion In Limine to Select the Jury Venire From the Entire Commonwealth Voter Registration List Lizama
Commonwealth v. Kaipat 01/04/06 CR05-0268 Order Granting In Part and Denying In Part Defendant's Motion to Compel Discovery Wiseman
Bisom v. Commonwealth 12/29/05 CV96-1320 Order Granting Robert Bradshaw's Motion to Vacate Judgment Lizama
Atalig v. Commonwealth Election Comm'n 12/21/05 CV05-0516 Order Following Ruling from the Bench Granting Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Govendo
Commonwealth v. Kaipat 12/21/05 CR05-0268 Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Compel Advance Production of Witness Statements Pursuant to Rules 12(i) and 26.2 Wiseman
In re Estate of Iglecias 12/15/05 CV05-0141 & CV05-0142 Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law After Hearing on Velma Iglecia's Heirship Claim Lizama
Commonwealth Dev. Auth. v. Sy's Corp. 12/15/05 CV01-0442 Order Granting In Part and Denying In Part, Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment Manglona
In re Estate of Kaipat 12/13/05 CV04-0090 & CV90-0840 Order Denying Claims of Surveyors Juan I. Castro and Alfred K. Pangelinan Lizama
Commonwealth v. Demapan-Castro 12/12/05 CV04-0563 Order Denying Parties' Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment Lizama
Commonwealth v. MPLA 12/07/05 CV05-0332 Order Denying Defendant's Motion Reconsideration of Court's Denial of Sanctions Wiseman
Commonwealth v. 2004 Toyota Corolla 12/06/05 CV05-0285 Order Granting First Hawaiian Bank Motion For Release of Vehicle Under Forfeiture Wiseman
Commonwealth v. Brana 11/28/05 CV04-0583 & 05-0006 Order Denying Reconsideration Wiseman
Camacho v. CNMI Dep't of Pub. Works 11/10/05 CV04-0220 Order Awarding Interest To Plaintiff Wiseman
Bank of Saipan v. Montgomery 11/07/05 CV04-0088 Order Denying Daniel Martens' and Moseley Martens, LLP's Motion to Dismiss Lizama

Commonwealth v. Huang, Zhao Ju

 11/03/05 CR05-0088 Judgment of Conviction and Order Wiseman

Saipan Achugao Resort Members' Ass'n v. Wan Jin Yoon

 11/01/05 CV03-0187 Order Striking Portion of Mendiola's Testimony Based on Attorney-Client Privilege Wiseman

Owens v Saccomanno

 10/27/05 CV04-0288 Order Granting Plaintiff Leave To File Amended Complaint Wiseman

Commonwealth v. Mendoza

 10/26/05 CV05-0302 Order Denying Hearing For Voluntary Departure Wiseman

Commonwealth v. Brana

 10/19/05 CV04-0538 & 05-0006 Order Denying Voluntary Departure Wiseman

Camacho v. CNMI Dep't Pub. Works

 10/03/05 CV04-0238 Order Denying MPLA's Motion To Reconsider Wiseman

Commonwealth v. Marianas Pub. Lands Auth.

 09/27/05 CV05-0332 Order Striking Plaintiff's Amended Complaint; Granting In Part and Denying In Part Defendants' Motions To Dismiss Wiseman

Camacho v. CNMI Dep't Pub. Works

 09/14/05 CV04-0220 Order Denying MPLA's Motion for Reconsideration, Order Correcting Judgment Regarding Sanctions Wiseman

Babauta v. Jack

 09/12/05 CV04-0461 Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment; Denying Denfendant Royal Crown Insurance Corporation's Motion for Summary Judgment Wiseman

Ishimatsu v. Royal Crown Ins. Corp.

 08/26/05 CV02-0065 Omnibus Order In Response To Various Post Trial Motions Lizama

Office of the Attorney Gen. v. Abadeza

 08/25/05 CV05-0289 Order of Deportation Wiseman

Commonwealth v. Hua Shang

 08/23/05 CR05-0029 Judgment and Commitment Order as to Defendant Zhou Xu Wiseman
Hofschneider v. Demapan-Castro 08/19/05 CV04-0523 Order Following Oral Ruling Granting In Part and Denying In Part Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment; Order Granting Castro's Motion to Dismiss; and Order Denying Defendant MPLA's Motion to Dismiss Govendo

In re: Appeal of Marianas Information Tech. Corp. (Maritech)

 08/18/05 CV02-0522 Decision Judicial Review of Administrative Appeal (OPA Appeal No. BP-A030; Protest Decision No. 02-0005) Wiseman

Commonwealth v. Diaz

 08/10/05 CR05-0141 Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice Pursuant to Com. R. Crim. P. 48(a) Manglona

Commonwealth v. Santos

 08/09/05 CR05-0004 CR04-0331 CR03-0390 CR03-0376 CR03-0322 Judgment and Commitment Order Wiseman

Northern Marianas Housing Corp. v. Finik

 08/08/05 CV98-0052 Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Amended Response to Discovery Request and Denying Defendant's Motion to Quash Service and Dismiss Action Manglona

Camacho v. CNMI Dep't of Pub. Works

 08/05/05 CV04-0220 Order Granting In Part and Denying In Part Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and Denying MPLA's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment Wiseman
Demapan v. Brown 07/13/05 CV04-0573 Sua Sponte Order Finding Participation of Senators Hocog and Mendiola in the November 17, 2003 Senate Session on Rota Was Valid Naraja

Office of the Attorney Gen. v. Yonghua Jin

 06/28/05 CV05-0021 Deportation Order Wiseman

Hofschneider v. Demapan-Castro

 

 06/22/05 CV04-0523 Order Concerning Defendant MPLA's Motion For the Recusal of Judge Kenneth L. Govendo Lizama

Commonwealth v. Vilaga

 

 06/17/05 CR04-0352 Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Suppress Evidence Manglona
Commonwealth v. Xiong Jie Wen 06/14/05 TR03-04600 Order Denying Delay of Probation Revocation Hearing Wiseman
Office of the Attorney Gen. v. Wei Xia Wang 05/23/05 CV05-0018 Order of Deportation Wiseman
Office of the Attorney Gen. v. Hong Ye Zhang 05/18/05 CV05-0023 Order of Deportation Wiseman
Commonwealth v. Aguilar 05/17/05 CR03-0252 Order Denying Defendant's Motion for Reduction of Sentence Manglona
Commonwealth v. Hilbert 05/16/05 CR03-0355 Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion to Supress Statements and Physical Evidence and Order Denying Motion for Severance of Trials Govendo
Muna v. Muna 05/16/05 FCD05-0027 Order Dismissing Plaintiff's Complaint for Divorce Based on Jurisdiction Govendo
Commonwealth v. Torwan 05/13/05 CR00-0412 Order Granting Defendant's Application for Order Vacating Judgment Naraja
Commonwealth v. Rebedulla 05/13/05 CR01-0016 Order Denying Defendant's Application for Order Vacating Conviction Naraja
Atalig v. Rota Municipal Council 05/09/05 CV04-0012 Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Lizama
Commonwealth v. Cui Yang Zhang 04/22/05 CR04-0083 Order Denying Prosecution's Motion to Amend Wiseman
Commonwealth v. Erwin 04/21/05 CR03-0203 Order Granting Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Prosecute Wiseman
Smith & Williams v. Lee Bok Yurl 04/12/05 CV04-0107 Order Re: Compensation For Legal Services And Reimbursement Of Advanced Cost Wiseman
Richardson v. Commonwealth Ports Auth. 04/04/05 CV03-0413 Order Denying Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings Govendo
Commonwealth Dev. Auth. v. Sablan 03/31/05 CV01-0442 Order Granting Motion for Disqualification Manglona
Commonwealth v. Rangamar 03/31/05 CR04-0020 Supplemental Order Re: Crawford Objection Wiseman
Commonwealth v. Demapan-Castro 03/22/05 CV04-0563 Order Denying Various Motions To Dismiss, With Some Treated As Motions For Summary Judgment Lizama
Agwo v. Agwo 03/11/05 FCD04-0444 Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Jurisdiction Govendo
Commonwealth v. Just For Fun, Inc. 02/24/05 CV00-0347 Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Lizama
Commonwealth v. Peredo 01/31/05 CR04-0181 Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Information as Not Brought by Lawful Attorney General Naraja
Chipwelong v. First Net Ins., Co. 01/25/05 CV03-0295 Order Granting In Part and Denying In Part Motion for Summary Judgment Lizama
Commonwealth v. Mundo 12/28/04 CR04-0283 Order Denying Recusal Wiseman
Commonwealth v. Hilbert 12/14/04 CR03-0355 Order Denying Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Count 1 of the Information Govendo
Commonwealth v. Brel 12/10/04

TR04-2741 TR03-4106

 

 Sentence And Commitment Order Wiseman
Commonwealth v. Li Guang Hui 11/15/04 CR04-0116 Order Granting The Commonwealth's Motion To Dismiss Information Wiseman
In re: J.S.R. and J.U.S. 11/12/04 JV04-0015 Order Denying Juvenile's Motion to Preclude the Government's Calling of Witness and Use of Documentary Exhibits at Trial Wiseman
Commonwealth v. Aguilar 11/09/04 CR03-0252 Sentence and Commitment Order Manglona
Tinian Casino Gambling Control Comm'n v. Babauta 10/18/04 CV04-0326 Order Granting Respondents' Motions to Dismiss Manglona
Commonwealth v. Peter 10/15/04 CR04-0302 Order Denying Court Appointed Interpreter Wiseman
Western Mortgage Co., Inc. v. FTD, Ltd. 10/04/04 CV03-0051 Order Denying Summary Judgment Wiseman
Ocampo v. Commonwealth 10/04/04 CV01-0229 Order Denying Plaintiffs' and Defendant's Motions for Summary Judgment Wiseman
Yokoyama v. Yokoyama 09/28/04 CV03-0429 Order Denying Petitioner's Motion to Strike Respondent's Answer and Counterclaim and to Enforce Settlement Agreement and Order Setting Status Conference Govendo
Commonwealth v. Michael 09/24/04 CR02-0170 Amended Order Revoking Probation Wiseman
Santos v. Public School System 09/23/04 CV03-0629 Order and Decision Wiseman
Commonwealth v. Hideo 09/22/04 CR02-0393 Order Denying Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration of Sentence Govendo
Commonwealth v. Indalecio 09/07/04

CR03-0257& CR03-0258 & CR03-0286 & CR03-0300 & CR03-0301

 Sentence and Commitment Order Manglona
Commonwealth v. Taisacan 09/02/04 CR04-0015 & CR01-0347 Order Clarifying Standard of Proof for Revocation Hearings Wiseman
In re Bank of Saipan 08/25/04 CV02-0268 Order Regarding Security for Government Deposits Lizama
Commonwealth v. Diaz 08/25/04 CR04-0106 Sentence and Commitment Order Manglona
Commonwealth v. Castro 08/17/04 CR03-0407 Order Granting Motion to Quash Defendant's Subpoena Duces Tecum Wiseman
Commonwealth v. Castro 08/16/04 CR03-0407 Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Suppress Wiseman
Park, Kyung Hee v. Kim, Dong Hyen 08/11/04 CV02-0652 Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiff Park, Kyung Hee's Motion for Summary Judgment Against Defendant Kim, Dong Hyen Manglona
Alvarez v. Coastal Res. Mgmt. 07/21/04 CV04-0190 Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Naraja
In re P.H. 07/20/04 JU02-0019 Order Naraja
Stephanson v. Teregeyo 07/15/04 SC04-0452 Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Manglona
Matsunaga v. Cushnie 06/29/04 CV97-0043 Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Lamorena
LPP Mortgage, Ltd. v. Sablan 06/15/04 CV03-0343 Order Denying Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment or Dismissal for Failure to State a claim for Relief Manglona
Commonwealth v. Aldan 06/14/04 CR04-0152 Order Granting In Part And Denying In Part Defendant's Motion For Bill Of Particulars Manglona
Commonwealth v. Deleon Guerrero 05/27/04 CR02-0064 Order Granting Motion to Suppress Recording Lizama
APLUS Co., Ltd v. Niizeki Int'l Saipan Co., Ltd 05/25/04 CV99-0532 Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion For Summary Judgment And Dismissing Defendant's Counterclaims Manglona
Commowealth v. Ada 05/25/04 CR04-0112 Order Denying Motion To Quash Penal Summons And Information Lizama

Sablan v. Sablan

 05/17/04 CV03-0160 Order Granting In Part And Denying In Part Petitioner's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment Lizama
Mobil Oil, Mariana Islands, Inc. v. Hofschneider 05/17/04 CV01-0381 Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion For Summary Judgment Lizama
Indelecio v. Yarofalir 05/06/04 CV03-0514 Order Granting Defendant's Motion To Dismiss Wiseman
Chong v.Kamoshita 04/30/04 CV91-0264 Order Granting Defendant's Motion To Dismiss For Failure To Prosecute Govendo
Commonwealth v. Park 04/30/04 CR01-0373 Order Granting Motion For Declaration Of Forefeiture And Order Issuing A Bench Warrant Govendo
Angello v. Wright

04/07/04

SC03-1113

Order

Manglona
Commonwealth v. Pangelinan

04/06/04

CR96-0284

Order Denying Motion to Revoke Probation

Wiseman
L & T Group of Companies v. CRM

04/05/04

CV03-0034

Order

Wiseman
Waibel v. Farber

04/01/04

CV01-0236

Order Granting Counterclaim Defendant John Francis Perkin's Motion for Summary Judgment

Manglona
Commonwealth Dev. Auth. v. Sablan 03/31/04 CV01-0442 Order Granting Motion For Disqualification Manglona
Commonwealth v. Sablan

03/19/04

CR97-0049

Order Revoking Probation As To Defendant Neildino Taisacan

Wiseman
Mafnas v. Matono

03/17/04

CV03-0341

Order Granting Motion For Summary Judgment

Lizama
Stephanson v. Teregeyo

03/16/04

CV01-0497E

Decision and Final Order

Manglona
Ogumoro v. Han-Yoon Ko

03/08/04

CV99-0655

Order Granting Defendant's Rule 60(b) Motion for Relief from Judgment

Lizama
Commonwealth v. Villagomez

02/25/04

CR02-0121

Order Denying Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration of Sentence

Wiseman
Commonwealth v. Zhang Wei

02/17/04

CR03-0312

Order Regarding Confidential Informant

Wiseman

Tan v. Younis Art Studios, Inc.

02/02/04

CV01-0624 & CV03-0116

Order Granting Younis Art Studios, Inc.'s Motion For Summary Judgment

Manglona

Commonwealth v. Tenorio

01/27/04

CR02-0265

Order Granting Severance and
Leave to Amend Information

Wiseman

Tan v. Younis Art Studios, Inc.

01/07/04

CV01-0624 & CV03-0116

Order Denying 3rd-Party Defendant's Motion For Summary Judgment As To Consolidated Cases & Granting In Part/Denying In Part 3rd-Party Defendant's Motion to Strike

Manglona

 

Manglona_v. CNMI

12/30/03

CV97-0486

Supplemental Findings Of Fact And Conclusions Of Law

Wiseman

CNMI_v. Shimabukuro

12/10/03

CR02-0254

Order Granting Motion To Suppress

Wiseman

Muna v. Commonwealth

12/04/03

CV96-0769

Order Granting Summary Judgment in Part and Denying Summary Judgment in Part

Wiseman

Commonwealth v. Rengill

12/03/03

CR03-0106

Order Rejecting Plea Agreement

Wiseman
Waibel v. Farber 11/28/03 CV01-0236 Order Granting Fourth-Party Defendant St. Paul's Motion To Dismiss David J. Lujan's Third Party("Fourth-Party")Complaint Pursuant To Comm. R. Civ. P. Rule 12(B)(6) Manglona

Commonwealth v. Jian Huang

11/28/03

CR03-0350

Order Denying Motion for Discovery Prior to Preliminary Hearing

Wiseman

Commonwealth v. Zai Bin Feng

11/07/03

CR03-0035

Judgment of Acquittal

Lizama

Sattler v. Matthis-Sattler

11/05/03

CR03-0278

Order Granting Plaintiff's Absolute Divorce

Govendo

Bank of Guam v. Farnsworth

10/29/03

CV95-0811

Order Denying Plaintiffs' Proposed Order for Defendant's Commitment

Manglona

Commonwealth v. Shi Xuan Liu

10/09/03

CR02-0156

Order Granting Medical History Records Request

Wiseman

Commonwealth v. Atalig

10/02/03

CV03-0396

Order Denying Writ of Quo Warranto and Dismissing Counterclaim

Govendo

Commonwealth v. Ngeskebei

10/02/03

CR02-0282

Order Dismissing the Information

Lizama

PSAI v. CPA

10/01/03

CV02-0199

Order Affirming Administrative Action

Wiseman

Leon Guerrero v. MPL Board of Directors & Authority

9/30/03

CV03-0229

Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment

Lizama

Hickey v. Cottone

9/22/03

CV-99-0125

Order Denying Motion For Reconsideration

Lizama

AGO v. Islam

9/04/03

CV-03-0147

Order Denying Motion For Stay of Deportation Proceedings and Request for Voluntary Departure

Wiseman

NMC v. Civil Service Commission

9/03/03

CV-03-0092

Order Granting Respondents' Motion for Summary Judgment

Lizama

Pacific Amusement v. Villanueva

9/03/03

CV-02-0378

Order Concerning Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees

Lizama

Waibel v. Farber

8/26/03

CV-01-0236

Order Granting Third Party Defendant Lujan's Motion for Reconsideration to Amend Pleadings to Assert Counterclaim Against Third-Party Plaintiff John Francis Perkin

Manglona

Commonwealth v. Jin Xing

8/12/03

CR-02-0201

Order Denying Plaintiff's Motion for Declaration of Forfeiture

Lizama

Bank of Saipan, Inc. v. Atalig

08/08/03

CV-02-0376

Order Denying Respondent's Motion to Dismiss for Mootness

Wiseman

Commonwealth v. Chen, Shuanglan (n.k.a. Shuanglan Chen Sablan)

08/06/03

CR-01-0277

Order Granting Defendant's Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea

Lizama

Commonwealth v. Dizon

08/05/03

CR-03-0005

Order Denying Commonwealth's Motion to Stay of Proceedings

Wiseman