By Moneth G. Deposa
Variety News Staff

THE lawsuit the administration filed on Friday should not have been brought against JG Sablan Rock Quarry Inc. as it deals with a constitutional issue, according to the company’s CEO.
John T. Sablan said he was surprised that he was named respondent by the complaint filed in Superior Court.
“I am wondering why the civil action is against JG Sablan,” Sablan told Variety yesterday.
He said his lawyers, led by Michael Dotts, are now preparing a response.
“We will handle this and try our best to answer everything,” Sablan said.
The complaint filed by the Attorney General’s Office is asking the court to declare P.L. 15-21 unconstitutional.
The law reinstates JG Sablan’s permit to mine pozzolan on Pagan.
After the administration voided the permit on May 3, lawmakers passed the bill that became P.L. 15-21, which was enacted after the Legislature overrode the governor’s veto on July 29.
The AGO now claims that P.L. 15-21 “constitutes an impermissible exercise of executive power by the Legislature.”
The AGO asked the court to handle the case as expeditiously as possible because the pozzolan materials on Pagan “are diminishing over time.”
The AGO said the government needs to find a qualified permitee to mine the pozzolan to generate much-needed revenue for the commonwealth.