Thirteenth Guam Legislature v. Bordallo

588 F.2d 265 THIRTEENTH GUAM LEGISLATURE, Thomas V. C. Tanaka, Donald J. Hook and Vicente P. Castro, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ricardo J. BORDALLO, the Governor of Guam, Frank G. Blaz, Director of Administration, and Maria C. Duenas, the Treasurer of Guam, Defendants-Appellants. No. 77-2794. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 8, 1978. Charles H. Troutman, Atty. Gen. of Government of Guam, Agana, Guam, Philip H. Jacobsen, Acting Atty. Gen. (argued), of Government of Guam, Agana, Guam, for defendants-appellants. Brooks & Klitzkie, Agana, Guam, J. Bradley Klemm (argued), of Klemm, Dear & Lawrence, Agana, Guam, for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Guam. Before CHAMBERS and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and WONG, * District Judge. PER CURIAM: 1 The governor and certain administrative officials of Guam appeal from a judgment of the district court holding that the Guamanian legislature is empowered to override the governor's item veto of individual appropriations. 430 F.Supp. 405 (D.Guam 1977). We conclude that the Organic Act of Guam does provide the legislature with this power; we therefore affirm. 2 * This appeal…