Associate Justice Alexandro Castro presided yesterday the preliminary distribution of the Hillblom funds among heir claimants.<\/p>\n
With lawyers coming from the mainland and the Philippines gathered at his sala, he said it was the day that everybody looked forward to.<\/p>\n
“I will call this as the $15 million hearing,” he said.<\/p>\n
He opened the distribution trial addressing the issue involving Atty. Antonio Atalig, who represented the Felicianos in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
A case pending at the Superior Court will resolve the counsel of the Felicianos. However, the lower court failed to act on this case prior to Atalig’s representation of the Filipinos.<\/p>\n
Atalig’s presence at the court yesterday was not met with opposition from other lawyers who wanted to move on with the trial.<\/p>\n
“My main concern is that the children are protected to the maximum,” Castro said and allowed Atalig to represent the Felicianos.<\/p>\n
The trial proceeded to a careful review of the provisions which will govern the funds distribution. Castro led a page by page discussion with the representatives and executor of Hillblom’s $15 million.<\/p>\n
The review of the provisions will continue today.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court granted a counsel’s motion to withdraw from a “frivolous case.”<\/p>\n
In the case between the CNMI and Antolin Luck, a brief was forwarded to the higher court citing the decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Supreme Court stated in its decision for the Anders vs. California case, if a counsel finds his case to be wholly frivolous, he may seek permission to withdraw providing the court with a brief supporting his point.<\/p>\n
With this traffic case, the CNMI Supreme Court agreed that it’s frivolous and granted his request to withdraw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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