no.civ 00-70447

276 F.3d 539 (9th Cir. 2002) CARL T.C. GUTIERREZ, GOVERNOR; Y'ASELA A. PEREIRA; GOVERNMENTOF GUAM; DOES 1 THROUGH 10, PETITIONERS, v. VICENTE C. PANGELINAN, SENATOR; JOSEPH C. WESLEY, MAYOR, ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED, RESPONDENTS. No.CIV 00-70447 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted May 15, 2001 Filed January 10, 2002 [Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material Omitted] Counsel Eric A. Heisel, Hagatna, Guam, for the petitioners. Stephanie G. Flores, Michael F. Phillips, Phillips & Bordallo, Hagatna, Guam, for the respondents. Samuel J. Taylor, Hagatna, Guam, for the amicus. On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Guam Guam Sup. Ct. No. CV-99-00020 Before: Betty B. Fletcher, William C. Canby, Jr., and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges. PAEZ, Circuit Judge 1 At the end of the 24th Guam legislative session, the Legislature passed Substitute Bill No. 495 ("Bill 495") and adjourned. The bill was presented to Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez during the Legislature's adjournment, and he neither vetoed nor signed it. Instead, he returned the unsigned bill to the Legislature…