Maria Torres Franquez v. United States of America, Joaquina Mendiola Palomo, Does I-X and Estate of Doe v. United States of America, Delfina Cruz Cruz v. United States of America, Felicita Santos San Nicolas v. United States of America, Juan C. Materne A/K/A Juan Materne Materne and Potenciana Cruz Materne v. United States

604 F.2d 1239 Maria Torres FRANQUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant. Joaquina Mendiola PALOMO, Does I-X and Estate of Doe, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant. Delfina Cruz CRUZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant. Felicita Santos SAN NICOLAS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant. Juan C. MATERNE a/k/a Juan Materne Materne and Potenciana Cruz Materne, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant. No. 78-2370. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Sept. 24, 1979. 1 Robert L. Klarquist, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. (argued), John J. Zimmerman, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., on brief. 2 John A. Bohn, Agana, Guam (argued), Charles P. Starkey, Agana, Guam, on brief. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Guam. 4 Before ELY, and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, * District Judge. FITZGERALD, District Judge: 5 This consolidated appeal comes before us on limited record and presents a narrow issue for review. The district court denied motions made by the United States to strike…