Denieva v. Reyes

966 F.2d 480 Yolanda U. DeNIEVA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles REYES, Acting Chief of Immigration, Office of Immigration and Naturalization in his official and individual capacities; Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Defendants-Appellants. No. 90-16041. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 7, 1991. Decided June 5, 1992. James B. Parsons, Asst. Atty. Gen., Com. of Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan, MP, for defendants-appellants. Lecia M. Eason, Wiseman and Eason, Saipan, MP, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands. Before: ALARCON, D.W. NELSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges. CANBY, Circuit Judge. 1 The Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Charles Reyes, the Acting Chief of its Immigration and Naturalization Office appeal the district court's summary judgment holding them liable to plaintiff Yolanda U. DeNieva and a subsequent jury award of $50,000. We affirm the judgment against Reyes in his individual capacity, and reverse the judgment insofar as it runs against the CNMI. FACTS 2 DeNieva is a Philippine citizen who has a…