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\b\f37\fs18\insrsid13505577 \tab Fargo Pacific Inc., vs. Imamura, 1996 Guam 8, (Opinion)
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid5649515 {\b\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 JOSE S. IMAMURA, DOES I-V,
\par HEIGHTS ENTERPRISES dba
\par HEIGHTS TERMITE AND PEST
\par CONTROL, a general partnership,
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid5649515 {\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 Supreme Court Case No. CVA96-015
\par Superior Court No. CV615-94
\par Filed:}{\f0\insrsid5649515\charrsid5649515  }{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 December 4, 1996}{\f0\insrsid13505577 
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\par }\pard \qj \li720\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid5649515 {\b\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 PER CURIAM
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\par [1]\tab On November 12, 1996, this Court dismissed the above-entitled appeal sua sponte pursuant to Rule 28(a) of the Guam Rules of Appellate Procedure.}{\cs15\f0\super\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 \chftn {\footnote \pard\plain 
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The Chief Justice recused himself from hearing this matter because he presided over the case below as a Superior Court Judge.
\par }}}{\f0\insrsid5649515\charrsid5649515  }{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 The appeal of the October 23, 1996 order denying a Rule 60(b) motion was dismissed because the record revealed that the Appella
nts had filed a notice of appeal from a default judgment on June 12, 1996 with the Appellate Division of the District Court.}{\f0\insrsid5649515\charrsid5649515  }{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 As the Appellate Divi
sion retained jurisdiction pursuant to its Order of August 5, 1996, this Court determined it had no jurisdiction to hear the appeal.
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\par [2]\tab Appellants moved this court to reconsider the dismissal}{\cs15\f0\super\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 \chftn {\footnote \pard\plain \qj \fi720\li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 
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Appellants' motion is treated as a petition for rehearing under Rule 31 of the Guam Rules of Appellate Procedure.  It is noted that Appellants incorrectly cite Rule 24 for the proposition that }{\b\f37\fs20\insrsid13505577 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL
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"WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 10}{\fldrslt\f36\fs20}}}{\b\f37\fs20\insrsid13505577   Proper and accurate citation should be to the Rules as modified and approved by the Su
preme Court, En Banc on July 15, 1996; copies of which were furnished to all law firms on or about July 29, 1996.
\par }}}{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515  on the basis that the appeal of the denial of the Rule 60(b) motion was a separately appealable order.}{\f0\insrsid5649515\charrsid5649515  }{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 Appel
lants also contends that a separate appeal to this court is authorized by the language contained in 48 U.S.C. }{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 39 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f36\fs24}}}{
\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515  1424-3(d) that the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over }{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 63 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f36\fs24}}}{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 
all appeals the decisions of the local courts not previously taken".}{\f0\insrsid5649515\charrsid5649515  }{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 Appellants' position is that an appeal of the underlying default judgment can proceed in the Appellate Divi
sion but the appeal from denial of the motion to set aside the default judgment can be heard by this court.
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\par [3]\tab The Ninth Circuit has indicated that upon a remand for purposes of consideration of a Rule 60(b) motion, the trial court may rule on the motion and the appeal from such ruling could be consolidated with the original appeal.}{
\f0\insrsid5649515\charrsid5649515  }{\i\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 Greear v. Greear, }{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 288 F.2d 466 (9th Cir. 1961).}{\f0\insrsid5649515\charrsid5649515  }{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 
An appellate court retains jurisdiction after a limited remand for a trial court's determination of post-trial motions.}{\f0\insrsid5649515\charrsid5649515  }{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 See, e.g., }{\i\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 
Hunziker v. Schedidemantle}{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 , 518 F.2d 829 (3rd Cir. 1975).
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\par [4]\tab On August 5, 1996, the Appellate Division issued its order remanding the case to the Superior Court for the limited purpose of providing the Superior Court the jurisdiction to resolve the pending Rule 60(b) Motion to Vacate Judgment.}{
\f0\insrsid5649515\charrsid5649515  }{\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 It is clear that the Appellate Division retained jurisdiction over an appeal from a ruling on the Rule 60(b) motion.
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\par [5]\tab The interests of judicial economy, sound judicial administration, and comity toward the Appellate Division are served by dismissal of this appeal for want of jurisdiction.
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\par [6]\tab The petition for rehearing is denied.
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid5649515 {\f0\insrsid13505577\charrsid5649515 {\*\bkmkstart QuickMark}{\*\bkmkend QuickMark}MONESSA G. LUJAN
\par Associate Justice
\par Supreme Court of Guam
\par __________
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