255 F.3d 1035 (9th Cir. 2001) JOSE A. SONODA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,v.ANTONIO R. CABRERA, PERSONALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE; FROILAN C. TENORIO, PERSONALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. No. 00-15426 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT […]