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Quichoco forks up the money; show-cause hearing is vacated
The U.S District Court will vacate attorney Ramon K. Quichoco’s show-cause order as he has given consent to release the bail amount of $1,200 to satisfy Ming Yang Corp.’s legal fees.
On Monday, U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona said the show-cause order would be vacated if Quichoco agrees to release the amount of $1,200 cash bail to Ming Yang Corp. within 24 hours of posting bail.
Quichoco gave the notice of consent that same day. If he had not, the matter would be set for a show-cause hearing.
Manglona issued a bench warrant against Quichocho on July 7 for failing to appear at a show cause hearing that same day. She imposed a $1,200 cash bail.
The judge said she would address the issue of finding Quichoco in civil contempt once he is present before the court.
In his motion to quash the bench warrant, the attorney said he tendered $1,200 bail money to the clerk of court’s office on Thursday. Also, he informed the court that he is off-island for medical reasons and that he would not be available to attend the hearing in person but only via teleconference.
Mark Scoggins, counsel for Ming Yang Corp., indicated that they would not oppose vacating the show-cause order if the bail is released his client to cover their legal fees. Manglona agreed with Scoggins.
Only June 16, the judge issued the $1,200 sanction order against Quichoco for the late submission of his opposition to Ming Yang’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit. Part of the sanctions required paying Ming Yang’s legal fees in preparing for a motion.
The fees were to be paid no later than June 25. But on June 24, Quichoco filed a motion to reconsider Manglona’s order. The judge denied the motion and extended the payment deadline to June 27.
On June 27, Scoggins filed a petition for an order to show cause as Quichoco failed to pay the fees. Manglona granted the petition.
