Sarandos L. Markos v. George P. MacRis M.D.

42 F.3d 1400 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sarandos L. MARKOS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George P. MACRIS, M.D., Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-15863. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 2, 1994. * Decided Nov. 17, 1994. 1 Before: BROWNING, TROTT, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 We construe Guam Government Code section 16027(d) as providing that persons engaged in commercial activities may not sue to enforce obligations which arose from such activities during a period in which the business was unlicensed. This interpretation is in harmony with both the statute's stated purpose of promoting "the policy of the government of Guam that all businesses have business licenses," see Guam Gov't Code Sec. 16027 (to be recodified at 11 G.C.A. Sec. 70130 (1994)), and the language of subsection (f) of the statute, which provides that "the courts shall liberally construe Subsections (b) through (e) of this Section in favor of the…