Terms Used In 12 Guam Code Ann. § 14109

  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
(a) The Board may also appoint a Secretary, a Treasurer, and an Attorney, who all shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and whose duties and compensation shall be fixed by the Board. The Board may appoint one or more assistants to any such office. Any of such offices may be consolidated in one person.

(b) The Secretary shall have charge of all records and minutes of the Board.

(c) The Attorney, who must have been admitted to practice in Guam, shall advise the Board and the General Manager on all legal matters to which the Authority is a party or in which theAuthority is legally interested and may represent the Authority in connection with legal matters before the Legislature, boards and other agencies of Guam. The Attorney General shall represent the Authority in litigation concerning the affairs of the Authority provided that he may delegate this duty to the Attorney of the Authority, with respect to any such litigation.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 23-119:1 (July 31, 1996).

2022 NOTE: Reference to “”Territory”” replaced with “”Guam”” pursuant to
1 Guam Code Ann. § 420.