Terms Used In 12 Guam Code Ann. § 9109

  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
(a) The General Manager may employ, subject to the approval of the Board, a Deputy Manager and secretary. The duties and compensation of such personnel shall be determined by the General Manager with the advice and approval of the Board.

(b) The Board may employ or retain an attorney, or firm of attorneys, who shall be admitted to practice before the courts of Guam, who shall advise the Board and the General Manager on all legal matters to which the Bureau is a party or in which the Bureau is legally interested, and may represent the Board in connection with legal matters before the Legislature, other Boards and other agencies of the Territory. The Attorney General shall represent the Bureau in litigation in which theBureau is interested, provided that the Attorney General may deputize or designate the attorney for the Bureau as a Special Assistant Attorney General for this purpose. The terms, conditions and compensation of employment of any such attorney shall be determined by the Board, and the attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.

(c) [Repealed.]

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 17-32. Subsection (c) added by P.L. 27-
106:VI:21. Subsection (c) repealed by P.L. 28-068:IV:103 (Sept. 30,
2005).