San Nicolas v. United States

972 F.2d 1339 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. In the Matter of the Guam Land Cases Filed under the provisions of the Omnibus Territories Act of 1977. William P. SAN NICOLAS, Administrator for the Estate of Guillermo and Carmen P. San Nicolas, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 88-15615. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 5, 1992. Decided July 23, 1992. Before CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, BRUNETTI and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * OVERVIEW 2 In 1981, a number of former Guamian landowners brought a class action suit against the United States to contest the post World War II condemnation of their land by the United States. The suit was authorized under Section 204 of the Omnibus Territories Act of 1977 (Act), 48 U.S.C. § 1424c. The Appellant, Administrator for the Estate of Guillermo and Carmen P. San Nicolas, intervened in the class action suit, alleging a Section 204 claim for…