Nelson v. Ada

878 F.2d 277 54 Ed. Law Rep. 825 Gloria B. NELSON, Director of Education of the Government of Guam; Ione M. Wolf, Deputy Director of Education, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Joseph F. ADA, Governor of Guam, Respondent-Appellee, and The Territorial Board of Education, Rosa Palomo and Anita Sukola, Real Parties In Interest-Appellees, Vincente T. Pangelian, Joseph C. Carbullido, Judith P. Guthertz, Jose B. Cepeda, Cheryl N. Cunningham and Vincente T. Reyes, Intervenors-Appellees. No. 88-2878. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 9, 1989. Decided June 23, 1989. Howard Trapp, Howard Trapp, Inc., Agana, Guam, for petitioners-appellants. Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson, Atty. Gen. of Guam, Agana, Guam, for respondent-appellee. John E. Moore, Moore, Ching, Boertzel & Lawlor, Agana, Guam, for real parties in interest-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Guam. Before HUG, SCHROEDER and CANBY, Circuit Judges. SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: 1 The petitioners, Gloria Nelson and Ione Wolf, were officials in the Guam Department of Education, appointed to their positions by elected school boards. In 1987 the governor removed Nelson…