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Calvo asks court to close her lawsuit vs Scholarship Board
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Posted on Aug 19 2011
Roselle D. Calvo, who as a student sued and won against the CNMI Scholarship Board for not using the correct selection process for an honor scholarship award, asked the Superior Court Thursday that the case be deemed closed as a matter of finality and the record of proceedings closed.
In the five years of court litigation to resolve the issue, Calvo has completed her studies at New York University, obtaining a degree in finance/accounting and a graduate degree in accounting. She is on her way to obtaining her certificate as a certified public accountant and has already secured a job.
Calvo’s lawyer, Robert T. Torres, submitted Thursday her statement position to the question before the Superior Court whether the Northern Mariana Islands Scholarship Board, its administrator and its board members, have fully complied with the Supreme Court mandate regarding the 2006 Scholarship Applicant and attending regulations.
Torres said that, while Calvo disagrees with the weight accorded the five criteria by the Scholarship Board, she is aware that such a decision is left to the board’s discretion.
“Having prevailed on the merits of a process which she challenged and pursued a process on her principles of fairness, Ms. Calvo reports that she will not issue any further challenges as to the board’s actions in the re-calculation process,” Torres said.
In 2009, the CNMI Supreme Court ordered the NMI Scholarship Board to reevaluate the entire 2006 honor scholarship applications process and award the scholarships based on the criteria set by law in selecting recipients.
Calvo graduated class salutatorian at Marianas Baptist Academy in 2006. She sued the board after failing to be selected for the honor scholarship award despite complying with all the requirements.
In 2007, the Superior Court affirmed the NMI scholarship advisory board’s methods for selecting honor scholarship recipients. She appealed the trial court’s decision to the high court, which reversed the trial court decision.
