The lone hospital in the CNMI could face contempt charges over its failure to pay 1 point 3 million US dollars owed to the utility provider, the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation.
In a show-cause order filing, it wants the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation to be held in contempt for ignoring a three-month utility bill, causing the utility's total debt to balloon to 14 point 7 million US dollars.
The utility sued the health agency for a similar debt 14 months ago but the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation succeeded in its push to have the courts issue a temporary restraining order.