Guam Society Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists v. Ada
Opinion
Opinion
100 F.3d 691 GUAM SOCIETY OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS, GUAM NURSES ASSOCIATION; THE REVEREND MILTON H. COLE, JR.; LAURIE KONWITH; EDMUND A. GRILEY, M.D.; WILLIAM S. FREEMAN, M.D.; AND JOHN DUNLOP, M.D.; ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, AND ALL THEIR WOMEN PATIENTS, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, v. JOSEPH F. ADA, IN HIS PERSONAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITIES, ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. No. 94-15070 United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Argued ans Submitted May 1, 1995. Decided: November 7, 1996. Maria Fitzpatrick, Agana, Guam (argued); Arnold H. Leibowitz, Special Assistant Attorney General for Guam, Washington, D.C., for the defendant-appellant. Simon Heller, The Center for Reproductive Law & Policy, New York, New York (argued); Anita Arriola, Arriola, Cowan & Bordallo, Agana, Guam (argued), for the plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Guam, Alex R. Munson, Chief Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-90-00013-ARM. Before: Pregerson, Kozinski and Hawkins, Circuit Judges. HAWKINS, Circuit Judge: 1 Defendants-appellants Joseph Ada, Governor of Guam, and other territorial officials appeal the district…