5 Guam Code Ann. § 37205
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- 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.
(a) No court shall have jurisdiction over an action brought by a former or present member of the armed forces under § 37202 against a member of the armed forces arising out of such person’s service in the armed forces.
(b) In no event may a person bring an action under § 37202 which is based upon allegations or transactions which are the subject of a civil suit or an administrative civil money penalty proceeding in which the government of Guam is already a party.