alega residents
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A federal judge in Honolulu has dismissed a multi million lawsuit, brought by three Alega residents, which targets only AST Telecom, d.b.a, Bluesky Communications along with the company’s current and former executives for alleged violations of US Federal Communications...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A federal judge in Honolulu has “stricken” from public court records several “Notices” filed by the four Alega residents who brought a federal lawsuit against the U.S Secretary of Interior, American Samoa Chief Justice Michael Kruse and local resident James McGuire.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The four Alega residents who brought a federal lawsuit which targets only AST Telecom, d.b.a, Bluesky Communications along with the company’s current and former executives for alleged violations of US Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations, have not...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A federal judge in Honolulu has “dismissed without prejudice” a federal lawsuit brought by four Alega residents against AST Telecomm LLC, dba, Bluesky Communications including current and former executives, as well as the American Samoa Government, the American Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — AST Telecom LLC, d/b/a Bluesky Communications along with the company’s current and former executives have strongly opposed the latest request by four Alega village residents, filed at the federal court in Honolulu — a second motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a separate but similar lawsuit, US District Court Chief Judge J. Michael Seabright has raised concerns about the basis of federal jurisdiction over the lawsuit filed in April this year by four Alega residents specifically against AST Telecom, dba Bluesky...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The federal court in Honolulu is questioning whether it has jurisdiction over a lawsuit filed by four Alega residents against American Samoa Chief Justice Michael Kruse, local resident James L. McGuire and the U.S. Secretary of Interior and has ordered plaintiffs to file...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During last Friday afternoon’s status hearing, via teleconference at the federal court in Honolulu, US District Court Chief Judge, J. Michael Seabright was informed by attorney for AST Telecom LLC, d/b/a Bluesky Communication, that low hanging cables at Alega village...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A second status conference hearing is scheduled for this afternoon at the federal court in Honolulu regarding a emergency motion for temporary restraining order (TRO) and for a preliminary injunction for AST Telecom d/b/a Bluesky Communications to immediately remove...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Four residents of Alega village have filed another multi-million dollar lawsuit at the federal court in Honolulu and this time it’s against Chief Justice F. Michael Kruse and private citizen James McGuire, alleging violation of laws regarding an ex-parte communication...



![This screen shot shows one of the several photos, compiled and embedded in court documents by local plaintiffs in their lawsuit against AST Telecom d.b.a Bluesky Communications. Plaintiffs allege AST Telecom violated FCC laws by hanging and attaching communication wires to plaintiffs’ trees on their land in Alega village. [screen shot from plaintiffs’ filing] Wires running through trees in Alega](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/bluesky_wires_copy_1.png?itok=mfCG6SUi)
![Chief U.S District Court Judge, J. Micheal Seabright, who presided over the case and issued the dismissal decision on Wednesday, explained that the citizen suit provisions of both statutes provide that “no action may be commenced . . . prior to sixty days after written notice of the violation has been given to the [relevant agency], and to any alleged violator of any such provision or regulation.” U.S. Federal District Court House, Honolulu HA](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/federal_courthouse_honolulu-all_hawaii_news_18.jpeg?itok=iGKjM_dP)



![A court status hearing last Friday in Honolulu dealt with an emergency motion for temporary restraining order (TRO) and for a preliminary injunction filed by Alega residents for AST Telecom to immediately remove hazardous low hanging telecom cable that is “immediately a real threat to safety and property” in Alega village. This photo supplied by the plaintiffs was taken last week in the village. [courtesy photo] Bus on road in Alega](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/drooping_cable.jpg?itok=keXcBu6d)
![Plaintiffs claime that the low hanging cables were hitting buses and low enough to hit passengers riding in the back of trucks. [courtesy photo] Low hanging telecom wires with bus driving under.](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/low_hanging_wires.jpg?itok=hEDJ3He6)
