96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6327, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,391 Transamerica Leasing, Inc. Triton Container International, Ltd., and Elizabeth Robertson v. Compania Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion

93 F.3d 675 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6327 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,391 TRANSAMERICA LEASING, INC.; Triton Container International, Ltd., Plaintiffs, and Elizabeth Robertson, Appellant, v. COMPANIA ANONIMA VENEZOLANA DE NAVEGACION, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-15625. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 15, 1996. * Decided Aug. 26, 1996. Philip Isaac, Carlsmith, Ball, Wichman, Murray, Case, Mukai & Ichiki, Agana, Guam, for plaintiff Transamerica Leasing, Inc. Elizabeth Robertson, Klemm, Blair, Sterling & Johnson, Agana, Guam, for plaintiff Triton Container International Limited. William J. Blair, Klemm, Blair, Sterling & Johnson, Agana, Guam, for appellant Elizabeth Robertson. Jean Melancon, McCully, Lannen, Beggs & Melancon, Maite, Guam, for the defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Guam, John S. Unpingco, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CV-94-00055-JSU, CV-00063-JSU. Before: SNEED, JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr. and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 The district court ruled that in failing to cite an unpublished decision of the Ninth Circuit denying a petition for writ of mandamus in Triton's…