21 Guam Code Ann. § 21109
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In 21 Guam Code Ann. § 21109
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
5
COL372014
21 Guam Code Ann. REAL PROPERTY
CH. 21 FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
The summons must require the defendant to appear and answer within five (5) days after the service of the summons upon him, and must notify him that if he fails to so appear and answer, the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. In all other respects, the summons, or any alias summons in such proceedings, must be issued, served, and returned in the same manner as summons in a civil action.
SOURCE: CCP § 1167.