7 Guam Code Ann. § 21605
Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 21605
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
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7 Guam Code Ann. CIVIL PROCEDURE
CH. 21 TRIAL & JUDGMENTS
The docket mentioned in the last section is a book which the clerk keeps in his office, with each page divided into nine (9) columns, and headed as follows:
Date of Entry and Docket; Judgment Debtors; Judgment Creditors; Judgment; Time of Entry; Where Entered in Judgment Book; Appeals, When Taken; Judgment of Appellate Court; Satisfaction of Judgment, When Entered.
If the judgment is for the recovery of money, the amount must be stated in the docket under the head of Judgment. If the judgment is for any other relief, a memorandum of the general character of the relief granted must be stated. The names of the judgment debtors must be entered in alphabetical order.
SOURCE: CCP § 672.
COMMENT: Former Rule 79 of the Guam Rules of Civil Procedure defined the clerk’s docket. However, this rule has been specifically repealed by P.L. 13-157, indicating that it is the Legislature’s intent to retain the provisions of this Section.