Jose C. Mafnas, Theodore R. Mitchell v. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Robert A. Hefner, Jose C. Mafnas, Theodore R. Mitchell v. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Robert A. Hefner

951 F.2d 360 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jose C. MAFNAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, Theodore R. Mitchell, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, and Robert A. Hefner, Defendants-Appellees. Jose C. MAFNAS, Petitioner-Appellant, Theodore R. Mitchell, Respondent-Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, and Robert A. Hefner, Respondents-Appellees. Nos. 90-16531, 91-15234. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 9, 1991. Decided Dec. 13, 1991. Before ALDISERT * , GOODWIN and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. ORDER ** Jose C. Mafnas and Theodore R. Mitchell appeal the award of sanctions against them by the Appellate Division of the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands. Due process requires that before the imposition of sanctions there be notice and opportunity to be heard. Tom Growney Equipment, Inc. v. Shelley Irrigation Development, Inc., 834 F.2d 833 (9th Cir.1987). The record does not show…