Teleguam Holdings LLC v Territory of Guam [2018] GUSC 5 (14 May 2018)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF GUAM

TELEGUAM HOLDINGS LLC AND
ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

TERRITORY OF GUAM; DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, GENERAL SERVICES AGENCY; THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY,

Defendant-Appellees,

and
PACIFIC DATA SYSTEMS, INC.,

Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court Case No. CVA16-017
Superior Court Case No. CV0334-13

OPINION

Filed: May 14, 2018

Cite as: 2018 Guam 5

Appeal from the Superior Court of Guam
Argued and submitted on May 31, 2017
Hagåtña, Guam

Appearing for Defendant-Appellant Pacific Data Systems, Inc.: Bill R. Mann, Esq. Berman O’Connor & Mann Bank of Guam Bldg. 111 Chalan Santo Papa, Ste. 503 Hagåtña, GU 96910 Appearing for Defendant-Appellee Government of Guam: Marianne Woloschuk, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General Civil Litigation & Solicitors Division 590 S. Marine Corps Dr., Ste. 706 Tamuning, GU 96913

Appearing for Plaintiff-Appellee Teleguam Holdings LLC: Vincent C. Camacho, Esq. Camacho Calvo Law Group LLC 134 W. Soledad Ave., Ste. 401 Hagåtña, GU 96910

BEFORE: KATHERINE A. MARAMAN, Chief Justice; F. PHILIP CARBULLIDO, Associate Justice; ROBERT J. TORRES, Associate Justice.

CARBULLIDO, J.:

[1] This appeal arises out of a lengthy government procurement dispute regarding the Government of Guam’s attempt to procure comprehensive telecommunication services. Defendant-Appellant Pacific Data Systems, Inc. (“PDS”) appeals a final judgment of the Superior Court granting summary judgment to Plaintiff-Appellee Teleguam Holdings LLC (“GTA”) and canceling the entirety of a ten-part Invitation for Bids (“IFB”). PDS seeks appellate review of the Superior Court’s procedure for reviewing decisions of the Public Auditor and whether the trial court erred in canceling the IFB. In response, GTA argues that PDS lacks appellate standing and that the cancellation and proceedings below were proper.
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