July 12, 2021
In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and a federal court has reportedly ordered beleaguered casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited to sell off some of its assets so as to pay an over $2 million debt.
According to a report from the Marianas Variety newspaper, Judge Ramona Manglona from the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands granted the writ of execution from plaintiff USA Fanter Corporation Limited that will oblige the casino firm to dispose of almost all of its local vehicles and gaming machines. The source detailed that the construction contractor requested the lien late last month with Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited still owing all but $300,000 of an almost $2.4 million bill.
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âIf there was any miscommunication, I wasnât aware of it,â Lizama added.
On Tuesday, he filed a motion to withdraw from representing former Imperial Pacific International Holdings chair Cui Li Jie in the lawsuit of seven construction workers over labor abuse and human trafficking allegations. Â
Cui is a third-party witness in the lawsuit of the seven workers against IPI and its former contractor and subcontractor, MCC International and Gold Mantis Construction Decoration, both of which have settled with the plaintiffs.
She recently told the District Court for the NMI that she was not satisfied with the representation of Lizama and had asked the court for additional time to look for a âcompetent attorney.â
CHIEF Judge Ramona V. Manglona of the District Court for the NMI has entered a $5,915,595.98 million default judgment in favor of seven construction workers who sued Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC over forced labor and human trafficking allegations.
 IPIâs mistreatment of the workers was âappalling,â Judge Manglona said in her 40-page order on Monday. âIPI was the driving forceâ behind the egregious conditions faced by the plaintiffs, she added, all the âwhile benefiting from that exploitation.
She awarded the plaintiffs a total of $2,957,797.79 in compensatory damages, and $2,957,797.79 in punitive damages. The judge also awarded the plaintiffs a total of $332,350 for emotional distress, $65,945.79 for lost income, $359,502 for future lost income, and $2,200,000 for pain and suffering.
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