By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

LAWYERS for Gov. Felix P. Camacho and more than a dozen government agency heads were summoned to answer the lawsuit filed by firefighters over non-payment of wages.
The firefighters assigned to emergency support groups of various government agencies filed a class suit last Wednesday against the governor, Bureau of Budget Management Research director Carlos Bordallo, Department of Administration director Lourdes Perez, Guam Fire Department chief David Peredo and Guam International Airport Authority executive manager Jesus Torres.
The summons for Camacho, Bordallo and Perez were served and received by GovGuam counsels who were given by the District Court of Guam until June 5 to answer the complaint filed by the firefighters.
The lead plaintiffs in the class suit — Douglas E. Sherwin, Cindy Toves and Ronnie J. Guimarey — also named 10 other respondents who are acting in their official capacities but allegedly neglected to follow the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Wage and Hour Act by continued failure to pay the wages of emergency medical technicians since 2001.