7 Guam Code Ann. § 26712
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Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 26712
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
When an act to be done, as provided in this Title, relates to the pleadings in the action, or the undertaking to be filed, or the justification of sureties, or the preparation of bills of exceptions, or amendments thereto, or to service of notices other than of appeal, the time allowed by this Title, unless otherwise expressly provided, may be extended, upon good cause shown, by the judge of the court having jurisdiction or by the judge who presided at the trial of said action; but such extension shall not exceed thirty (30) days, without the consent of the adverse party.
SOURCE: CCP § 1054.
NOTE: Exceptions have been abolished in Guam. See Guam Rules of Civil Procedure and Appellate Rules for the District Court of Guam.