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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GUAM
ROSITA S. WRIGHT and CRYSTAL CIVIL CASE NO. CV0674-21 K.M. WRIGHT,
Plaintiffs,
vs. DECISION AND ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT RICKY F. SANTOS,
Defendant.
This matter came before the Honorable Dana A. Gutierrez on Plaintiffs Rosita S. Wright
("Rosita") and Crystal K.M. Wright ("Crystal") (collectively the "Wrights") Motion for
Summary Judgment. On March 14, 2023, the Court took this Motion under advisement without
oral argument. Upon review of the record and applicable law, the Court hereby GRANTS the
Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment in part with regard to the quiet title claim and
DENIES in part with regard to the slander of title claim.
BACKGROUND
On September 16, 2021, the Wrights filed a Complaint for quiet title and slander of title
with regard to a lien on the property, Lot 185, Tract 270, Unit 5, Santa Rita, Guam (the "Santa
Rita Property"). 1 On October 6, 2021, Defendant Ricky F. Santos ("Santos") filed an Answer to
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the Complaint and Counterclaim ("Answer"). 2 On March 15, 2022, based on the parties' request
for mediation, the Court ordered mediation at Inafa' Maolek Conciliation. On April 4, 2022, a
Mediator's Statement was filed by Inafa' Maolek stating that the parties were unable to reach an
agreement at the April I, 2022 mediation. Mediator's Statement, at I (April 4, 2023).
On April 13, 2022, Santos filed a Substitution of Counsel in Pro Per, removing Attorney
Phillip Torres as counsel and stating that Santos will represent himself. 3 Sub. of Counsel in Pro
Per, at l (April 13, 2023). On April 22, 2022, the Wrights filed a Motion for Summary Judgment
and Memorandum in Support of Motion, a Declaration of Rosita and a Declaration of Crystal in
support.
On May 24, 2022, a Status Hearing was held and Santos stated that he was trying to sell
real property so he could hire a new attorney with the proceeds of the sale, and requested
additional time. Min. Entry, at 9:26:58-9:28:32 AM (May 24, 2022). Based upon these
representations, the Court granted Santos an additional thirty (30) days to find a new attorney.
Min. Entry, at 9:26:58-9:30:22 AM (May 24, 2022). On July 12, 2022, a Status Hearing was
held, and Santos stated that he was in contact with a realtor but still claimed that he could not
hire an attorney until the sale was completed and requested additional time. Min. Entry, at
9:10:46-9:13:28 AM (May 24, 2022). The Court granted an extension of thirty (30) days for
Lot 185, Tract 270, Unit 5, Santa Rita, Guam, Estate Number 21976, Suburban, as said Lot is described in that Tract 270 Unit - 5 Lot No. 238-2A-l, as shown on Drawing Number 3229-7, as L.M. Check Number 333 FY 73, dated 12 December 72 and recorded on 29 December 72 under Instrument No. 119336 at Land Management. For informational purposes only, the above referenced map indicates the property contains an area of7,701± square feet. Comp!., at I. 2 Although the caption states that it also contains a "Counterclaim," no counterclaim is alleged in the filing. On December 7, 2021, at a Scheduling Conference, Attorney Terry Brooks stated that he spoke with Santos' counsel at the time Attorney Phillip Torres, who confirmed that the caption was an error and that Santos was not filing a counterclaim. Min. Entry, at 9:37:35-9:38:00 AM (Dec. 7, 2021). 3 The term "pro per" is synonymous with the more commonly used term "prose." See PRO PERSONA, Black's Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019); see also PRO SE, Black's Law Dictionaty (11th ed. 2019).
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Santos to find an attorney. 4 Min. Entry, at 9:10:46-9:15:55 AM (July 12, 2022). On August 16,
2022, a Status Hearing was held, and Santos once again requested an extension to find an
attorney because the prospective buyer was no longer returning his calls, and the Court granted
Santos "one more" extension for thirty (30) days. 5 Min. Entry, at 9:11:37-9:32:43 AM (Aug. 16,
2022).
On October 4, 2022, a Status Hearing was held and Santos again requested an extension
ohime to find an attorney, but the Court denied this new request and ordered that any Opposition
to the Motion be filed with the Court by November 1, 2022, and that any reply be filed by
November 15, 2022. Min. Entry, at 9:32:37-9:40:16 AM (Oct. 4, 2022). On October 5, 2022, the
Court issued an Order Setting Briefing Schedule, reflecting the due dates stated at the October 4,
2022 hearing. Order Setting Br. Schedule (Mot. for Summ. J.), at 1 (Oct. 5, 2022). Santos did not
file an opposition to the Motion.
On March 14, 2023, the Court detennined that oral argument was unnecessary and took
the matter under advisement. 6 The notice with respect to the above was served upon Santos on
the same day. On March 23, 2023, Santos submitted a filing titled Submission ("Submission").
The Court notes that Santos filed the Submission after the Motion for Summary
Judgment was taken under advisement and without leave from the Court. Despite this late filing,
upon review, the Submission does not address the arguments raised by the Wrights in their
Motion for Summary Judgment. Instead, the Submission includes a handwritten note to the Court
4 At the hearing, the Court also noted that there was a shortage in private practicing attorneys in Guam at the time.
Min. Entry, at 9: I 0:46-9: 15:55 AM (July 12, 2022).
5The Court also recommended other resources including Micronesian Legal Center, Elder Justice Center, and Territorial Law Library. See Min. Entry, at 9:29:54-9:30:51 AM (August 16, 2022).
6 On December 19, 2022, the Court issued a notice setting the Motion for hearing on March 21, 2023. On March 14, 2023, the Court determined that oral arguments were unnecessaiy and issued a new notice taking the matter under advisement.
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that did not address the pending Motion, two attached Deeds of Gift for an unrelated property in
Dededo, Guam, and an advertisement for unrelated real property in the Guam Daily Post from
Friday, May 6, 2022, which alleged that various family members owed him sums of money,
including Rosita. Submission at 1-12. The Court notes that pro se litigants should be given
leeway with their pleadings, but the Court is unable to construe this late filing as addressing the
arguments raised in the Wrights' Motion for Summary Judgment. See James v. Toves, 2020
Guam 2 ,r 13 (finding courts should "afford considerable leeway toward prose litigants" but that
such leeway "is not without limits"); Local Rule CVR 7. I ("Papers not timely filed by a party
including any memoranda or other papers required to be filed under this Rule shall not be
considered without leave of court.").
DISCUSSION
The issue before the Court is whether to grant Wrights' Motion for Summary Judgment
concerning their action for quiet title and for slander of title. Mot. for Summ. J., at 4 (April 22,
2022).
A. Standard for Summary Judgment
The Court shall grant summary judgment "if the movant shows that there is no genuine
dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter oflaw." Guam
R. Civ. P. ("GRCP") Rule 56(a). "A genuine issue of material fact exists when there is sufficient
evidence to establish a factual dispute that must be resolved by a fact-finder." Camacho v. Perez,
2017 Guam 16 ,r 12 (citing Jizuka Corp. v. Kawasho Int'! (Guam), Inc., 1997 Guam 10 ,r 7). "A
material fact is one that is relevant to an element of a claim or defense and whose existence
might affect the outcome of the suit .... Disputes over irrelevant or unnecessary facts will not
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preclude a grant of summary judgment." Govt of Guam v. Gutierrez, 2015 Guam 8 ,r 26 (citing
Gayle v. Hemlani, 2000 Guam 25 ,r 20) (quotations omitted).
When reviewing a motion for summary judgment, "[the] court must draw inferences and
view the evidence in a light most favorable to the non-moving party." Id. "A movant bears the
initial burden to show that undisputed facts in the record support a prima facie entitlement to the
relief requested." Hawaiian Rock Products Corp. v. Ocean Haus., Inc., 2016 Guam 4 ,r 27. "If
such a showing is made, however, the non-movant may not simply deny the allegations to create
a factual dispute, but is obligated to set forth specific facts showing there is a genuine issue for
trial." Id.; see Bank of Guam v. Flores, 2004 Guam 25 ,r 7 (finding that the non-movant must
"produce at least some significant probative evidence to support the pleadings").
B. The Wrights Seek Summary Judgment on Their Quiet Title Claim, Claiming That Crystal Was a Bona Fide Purchaser of the Santa Rita Property
The Wrights move for summary judgment on their quiet title claim, arguing that Crystal
was "a bona fide purchaser" of the Santa Rita Property from Rosita, and because "Santos' filing
was recorded after Rosita sold the property to Crystal," Santos' lien is "an unjustified cloud of
title on Crystal's title."7 Mot. for Summ. J. at 6, 9-10.
1. Quiet Title Claim May Be Brought by Any Person Seeking to Remove Adverse Claims on Their Property
A party may remove adverse claims on property through a quiet title action. Guam's
Quiet Title statute states:
An action may be brought by any person against another who claims an estate or interest in real or personal property, adverse to him, for the purpose of determining such adverse claim ....
7 In the Motion for Summary Judgment, the Wrights make several other arguments with regard to their quiet title claim including that a personal debt is not a valid basis for lien; the underlying debt of the lien was already paid; and the filing of the lien was batTed by the statute of limitations. However, for the purposes of this Decision and Order, the Court found analysis of the bona fide purchaser argument to be sufficient to grant relief on the quiet title claim.
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21 GCA § 25101. Based upon the statute, any person with an interest in real property may bring
a quiet title claim against another who has an adverse claim in said property. Id.
Comis recognize that "it is well established that actions to quiet title, like true declaratory
relief actions, are generally equitable in nature." 8 Caira v. Offner, 24 Cal. Rptr. 3d 233, 242 (Cal.
App. 4th Dist. 2005) (citation omitted). "[T]he object of [a quiet title action] is to finally settle
and determine, as between the parties, all conflicting claims to the property in controversy, and to
decree to each such interest or estate therein as he may be entitled to." Robin v. Crowell, 55 Cal.
App. 5th 727, 740 (Ct. App. 2020).
A paiiy may resolve an adverse claim against property through a quiet title action when
the party is a bona fide purchaser. See Vasquez v. LBS Fin. Credit Union, 265 Cal. Rptr. 3d 78, 86
(Cal. App. 2d Dist. 2020) ("A bona fide purchaser without notice may seek a legal detennination
through a quiet title action that the title it obtained remains free and clear of any adverse interest
in the property.").
2. In Guam, a Bona Fide Purchaser Acquires Property Free and Clear of All Prior Unrecorded Claims
"Under the bona fide purchaser doctrine, a good faith real estate purchaser for value who
is without actual or constructive notice of another's interest in the property purchased has the
superior interest in the prope1iy." Taitano v. Lujan, 2005 Guam 26 ,r 27 (citing 7 GCA 37102
(2005)). Guam is a race notice jurisdiction, and the race notice statute, 21 GCA § 37102, states:
Every conveyance of real property, other than a lease for a term not exceeding one (1) year, is void as against any subsequent purchaser or mortgagee of the same property, or any part thereof, in good faith and for a valuable consideration, whose conveyance is first duly recorded, and as against any judgment affecting the title,
" While the Supreme Court of Guam has not provided the specific elements for a quiet title claim, 21 GCA § 2510 I is sourced from the California Code of Civil Procedure ("CCP") Rule § 738, and therefore, California case law provides persuasive authority. Cruz v. Cruz, 2005 Guam 3 ,i 9 (finding that California case law is "persuasive" authority for Guam statutes that are derived from California statutes).
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unless such conveyance shall have been duly recorded prior to the record of notice of action.
21 GCA § 3 7102. Further, Guam's recording statute provides:
Every grant of an estate in real property is conclusive against the grantor, also against every one subsequently claiming under him, except a purchaser or encumbrancer who in good faith and for valuable consideration acquires a title or lien by an instrument that is first duly recorded.
21 GCA § 4204.
The Supreme Court of Guam has found that "[o]ne of the functions of sections 37102 and
4204 is to permit a purchaser or encumbrancer without actual or constructive knowledge of
another's rights, who pays valuable consideration for his interest in real property in good faith
and who records his interest, to receive an interest in the property free and clear of all prior
unrecorded claims." Taitano, 2005 Guam 26 1 53 (emphasis added).
3. The Wrights Claim that Crystal Purchased the Santa Rita Property from Rosita on November 1, 2018 Without Knowledge of the Alleged Claim bv Santos
In this case, the Wrights' claim that Crystal bonowed $184,000.00 from Community First
Federal Credit Union and purchased the Santa Rita Property from her grandmother Rosita on
November 1, 2018. Crystal Deel. in Supp. of Mot. for Summ. J., at 1. Crystal's Declaration
includes as Exhibit I, the August 23, 2021 Security Title Ownership & Encumbrance Repmt
("Title Report"), which states-"[m Jortgage dated O1 November 2018 and recorded on 06
November 2018 under Instrument 928440 at Land Management, executed by Crystal K.M.
Wright, Mortgagor, to Community First Guam Federal Credit Union ("CFCU"), Mortgagee,
which states that it secures a debt in the principal sum of$184,000.00." Id. at Ex. 1.
The Wrights claim that "Crystal had no knowledge of the prior alleged debt owed by
Rosita to [Santos] and was not reported on the preliminary title report ('PTR') obtained in
connection with the loan from CFCU." Mot. for Summ. J., at 3. With regard to this notice, it is
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undisputed that Santos filed his lien with Land Management on March 10, 2021, which is
reflected in the Title Report. C1ystal Deel. in Supp. of Mot. for Summ. J., at Ex. 1, 2. This filing
against the Santa Rita Property was over two (2) years after C1ystal purchased the property from
Rosita.
4. Santos Fails to Oppose the Wright's Allegations with Any Significant Probative Evidence While Santos failed to file opposition to the Motion for Summary Judgment, Santos
alleged in his Answer to the Complaint that he was "without sufficient information and
knowledge to form a belief as to the truth or falsity of the allegations, or the the [sic J allegations
are too vague to comprehend" with regard to the allegations that Crystal purchased the property
form Rosita. See Answer, at 1. In the Answer, Santos also raised other defenses, including fifteen
(15) affomative defenses against the Wrights' Complaint, including the doctrine of !aches,
doctrine of waiver, doctrine of estoppel, doctrine of unclean hands, and others. Id. at 2-3. Despite
raising these defenses, Santos did not provide any support for these alleged affinnative defenses
beyond raising them in short conclusory statements in the Answer. Id. at 1-4.
To oppose a motion for summary judgment, a party cannot rely on conclusory statements
or unsupported affirmative actions to raise genuine issues of material facts. See Hawaiian Rock
Products Corp., 2016 Guam 4 ~ 39 (finding that there was no genuine issue of material fact when
the parties "never provided any evidence in support of many of their affirmative defenses");
Bank of Guam, 2005 Guam 25 ~ 7 (finding that for summary judgment the "11011-movant cannot
merely rely on allegations contained in the [pleadings] ... but must produce at least some
significant probative evidence tending to support the [pleadings]"); see also Major League
Baseball Properties, Inc. v. Salvino, Inc., 542 F.3d 290 (2d Cir. 2008) ("[T]he non-moving party
may not rely on conclusory allegations or unsubstantiated speculation." (citation omitted)).
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Therefore, Santos has failed to raise any significant probative evidence opposing
Wrights' claims that Crystal was a bona fide purchaser of the Santa Rita Property. Natl. Union
Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. Cyfred, Ltd., 2015 Guam 7 ,r 39 ("A genuine issue precluding
summary judgment exists if there is sufficient evidence which establishes a factual dispute
requiring resolution by a fact-finder." (citation omitted) (internal quotations omitted)).
5. The Wrights Have Met Their Burden Establishing No Genuine Issue of Material Fact That Crystal Was a Bona Fide Purchaser
"Summary judgment is proper 'if the pleadings, depositions, answers to intenogatories,
and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as
to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.'"
Lujan v. Quinata, 2014 Guam 20 ,r 12 (citing Cepeda v. Gov't of Guam, 2005 Guam 11 ,r 9).
In this case, the Wrights provide undisputed facts that C1ystal in good faith purchased the
Santa Rita Property from Rosita on November I, 2018 with a CFCU $184,000.00 mortgage.
Further, it is undisputed that at the time of the purchase, Crystal did not have actual or
constructive notice of any claim by Santos against the Santa Rita Property, and Santos did not
file his claim against the property until March I 0, 2021. Therefore, based upon a review of the
record even with viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Santos, the Wrights have
established that there is no genuine dispute that Crystal was a bona fide purchaser. Thus, the
Wrights are entitled to summary judgment on their quiet title claim for the Santa Rita Property.
C. A Slander of Title Claim Requires that a Publication be Made Without Privilege or Justification And Be False
The Wrights claim that "[t]he facts of this case clearly supports a finding of slander of
title." Mot. for Summ. J., at 10. In Guam, the statute for Slander of Title is 21 GCA § 39110,
which states:
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No person shall nse the privilege of filing notices of claims hereunder for the purposes of slandering the title to land and in any action brought for the purpose of quieting title to land, or to register land under the Land Title Registration Law, if the court shall find that any person has filed a notice of claim for the purpose only of slandering title to such land, he shall award the plaintiff or petitioner all the costs of such action, including attorney's fees to be fixed and allowed to the plaintiff or petitioner by the court, and all damages the plaintiff or petitioner may have sustained as the result of such notice of claim having been filed for record.
21 GCA § 39110.9
The elements of slander of title are: (I) a publication, (2) which is without privilege or
justification, (3) which is false, and (4) which causes direct and immediate pecuniary loss.
Howard v. Schaniel, 113 Cal. App. 3d. 256, 263 (Ct. App. 1980); see also Gudger v. Manton, 134
P.2d 217, 220 (Cal. 1943), overruled on other grounds by Albertson v. Raboff, 295 P.2d 405 (Cal.
1956) (adopting the Restatement of Torts definition of slander of title which states "[o]ne who,
without a privilege to do so, publishes matter which is untrne and disparaging to another's
property in land, chattels or intangible things under such circumstances as would lead a
reasonable man to foresee that the conduct of a third person as purchaser or lessee thereof might
be detennined thereby is liable for pecuniary loss resulting to the other from the impairment of
vendibility thus caused").
1. There Was Publication of Santos' Claim
Here, with regard to the first element, the Wrights argue that "Santos' claim was
published by its being filed in the Department of Land Management for all to see." Mot. for
Summ. J., at 10. Upon review, it is undisputed by the parties that Santos' lien was filed on March
10, 2021 with Land Management. .Therefore, the Court finds that the first element of publication
is met. See, e.g., Ghwnan v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 989 F. Supp. 2d 994 (E.D. Cal. 2013)
9 The source for this statute is California Civil Code § 1214, and therefore, California case law provides persuasive authority. Cruz v. Cruz, 2005 Guam 3 19.
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(finding that slander of title publication element was met by recording legal documents in the
Official Records of the Recorder).
2. The Wrights Did Not Meet Their Burden to Prove That Santos' Publication Was "Without Privilege or Justification" and That It Was "False"
Next, with regard to the second and third element, the Wrights argue that "the Santos'
filing was without merit and totally unjustified," and "false." Mot. for Summ. J., at 10. The
Wrights argue overlapping reasons with regard to these two elements, including that the
$130,000.00 loan was repaid in 1995 so it was not enforceable as a lien in 2021 and that Crystal
was a bona fide purchaser of the Santa Rita Property which bars Santos' subsequent claim. Id.
With regard to the slander of title claim, a publication without privilege or justification
is one that is made with "malice, express or implied," and for it to be false, the person must
make it "either knowingly so or made without regard to its truthfulness." See Howard, 113 Cal.
App. 3d. at 264; Cyr v. McGovran, 142 Cal. Rptr. 3d 34, 39 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. 2012) (finding
for slander of title "the false statement must be maliciously made with the intent to defame"
(quotation omitted)); Sumner Hill Homeowners' Assn., Inc. v. Rio Mesa Holdings, LLC, 141
Cal. Rptr. 3d 109, 139 (Cal. App. 5th Dist. 2012) (finding that slander of title by means of a
recorded instrument is when a person publishes "in the chain-of-title a false and disparaging
view of the nature of the plaintiff's right or interest in the land").
Although the Wrights claim that Santos' lien was unjustified and "was false in that it
was not a valid lien, the claim was paid or is ban-ed by the statute of limitations, or ban-ed by
Guam's race notice statute," the Wrights do not argue in their Motion for Summary Judgment
that Santos filed the lien with either express or implied malice or prove that Santos knew it was
false. Mot. for Summ. J., at 10. With regard to the Wrights' argument that the loan was already
paid, the Wrights claim that the $130,000.00 debt was paid in 1995 by Rosita's son, Michael
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Wright, but the Wrights fail to present sufficient evidence that proves this debt was repaid. The
only evidence supporting Rosita's claim that it was paid is an attached copy of the promissory
note-there is no other infonnation such as a receipt of payment, or other acknowledgement by
Santos that the debt was repaid, and the only other alleged witnesses to the repayment are
deceased. Rosita Deel. in Support of Mot. for Summ. J., at 1-2, Ex. I.
Further, as stated above, while the Court recognizes that Crystal was a bona fide
purchaser, the Wrights fail to present any evidence that supports the claim that Santos either
knew that the lien was false when he published it or that he made it without regard to its
truthfulness with the intent to defame which is required for a slander of title claim. See Cyr, 142
Cal. Rptr. 3d at 39.
Therefore, upon review and when considering the evidence in the light most favorable to
Santos, the Wrights fail to present sufficient evidence that there was express or implied malice
or that Santos knew the lien was false. See, e.g., Contra Costa County Title Co. v. Waloff, 7 Cal.
Rptr. 358, 362-63 (Cal. App. !st Dist. 1960) (finding implied malice for the buyer's publication
of "Notice of Pending Escrow" where the buyer failed to meet the contractual thirty (30) day
timeline for escrow and had previously threatened the seller with lawsuits, lengthy litigation,
and sent letters with an "intemperate statement, unfounded accusations and abusive language").
Because the movant has not met their burden to prove entitlement to relief, the Court
denies summary judgment on the slander of title claim.
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, the Court hereby GRANTS the Plaintiff's Motion for
Summary Judgment in part with regard to the quiet title claim, and DENIES in part with regard
to the slander of title claim. The Court hereby ORDERS that the Department of Land
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Management, Government of Guam remove the claim on the Santa Rita Property titled Personal
Debt, made by Santos, in the amount of $130,000.00, dated March 9, 2021, and recorded on
March 10, 2021 under Instrument No. 956611.
so ORDERED, _ _...,JU""N'-'1'--'9.__.Z""OZ,,._3_ _
Judg
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