Limtiaco v. Greenfield Inv. & Development Corp.

50 F.3d 15 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. The ESTATE OF Juan I. LIMTIACO, represented by Maria C. LIMTIACO and Anna M.L. Easley, Co-Administrators; Thomas I. Limtiaco, Administrator of the Estate of Vicente Aguon Ignacio, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GREENFIELD INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-17156. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 16, 1995. * Decided March 1, 1995. Before: HUG, FARRIS and POOLE, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Limtiaco raises five arguments on appeal. Limtiaco contends that Trinidad Ignacio's marriage with Vicente Aguon Ignacio was fraudulent. Guam courts have twice decided that the marriage was valid. Limtiaco is collaterally estopped from relitigating this issue. Ashe v. Swenson, 397 U.S. 436, 443 (1970). Limtiaco's due process rights were not violated even if he did not have notice nor an opportunity to participate in the Guam proceedings. He was a privy to the…