Diaz v. Trust Territory of Pacific Islands

876 F.2d 1401 50 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 39,085 , 14 Fed.R.Serv.3d 720 Jose Dlg. DIAZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. TRUST TERRITORY OF the PACIFIC ISLANDS; Janet McCoy, High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and United States of America, Defendants-Appellees. Mitchell Aaron, and Ignatius Ken, et al., Applicants in Intervention-Appellants. No. 88-2819. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 7, 1989. Decided June 2, 1989. W.H. Whitaker, Micronesian Legal Services Corp., Saipan, MP, for applicants in intervention-appellants. Garry Grimmer and Traylor T. Mercer, Carlsmith, Wichman, Case, Mukai and Ichiki, Saipan, CM, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the District Court for the Northern Marianas Islands. Before GOODWIN, Chief Judge, HUG, and TANG, Circuit Judges. GOODWIN, Chief Judge: 1 Mitchell Aaron and Ignatius Ken appeal the denial of their motion to intervene in this action and to vacate the dismissal of their class action claim that the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands' ("TTPI" or "TT") government salary schedules unlawfully discriminated against TT citizens (Micronesians) and third-country nationals.FACTS AND…