Cristobal C. Duenas
Judge Duenas no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Duenas decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Duenas required a compelling and narrowly drawn justification before permitting curfew rules to restrict freedom of movement.
“Freedom of movement is a fundamental right which may be restricted only where necessary to further the most compelling state interest, and such regulations must be narrowly circumscribed in order to withstand a constitutional challenge for overbreadth and vagueness.”
Duenas treated the nationwide reach of automobile insurance as supporting jurisdiction in Guam when policyholders foreseeably traveled there.
“Consequently, it does not violate any notion of justice or fair play to subject State Farm to the laws of Guam.”
Procedural preferences
Duenas dismissed litigation when an indispensable party could not be joined and the dispute could not fairly proceed without it.
“in the interest of equity and good conscience this action should be dismissed.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“It is therefore ordered that the petition be and it hereby is denied without any prejudice to his filing another petition for naturalization later when he becomes eligible under the general provisions of the law.”
After trial, the court awarded compensation and interest for land taken by the Government of Guam.
After trial, the court found that the driver was outside the scope of federal employment and entered judgment against the plaintiffs.
“defendant Chase Manhattan Bank’s motion is, therefore, denied.”
“State Farm’s motion is denied.”
“the Court hereby orders the defendant to hold another hearing on plaintiff’s appeal as provided in 42 U.S.C., § 405(b) in the Territory of Guam, or in the alternative, if plaintiff is physically able to travel, to pay for the reasonable travel expenses of plaintiff and his necessary witnesses to whatever location defendant desires to hold said hearing.”
“Writ of Mandate shall not issue.”
“the action was properly removed from the Superior Court of Guam to the District Court of Guam.”
“The plaintiffs shall be granted relief.”
“In granting plaintiff’s prayer for a permanent injunction and a declaratory judgment, the Court issues the injunction based upon plaintiff’s Third Count”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No assigned electronic docket sample was available for a historical caseload description.
A historical record
Judge Duenas no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.