7 Guam Code Ann. § 17103
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Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 17103
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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.
As used in this Chapter:
(a) AGovernment’ includes a branch, department, agency, instrumentality, official, employee, agent or other person acting under color of law of the United States, a State, a Territory, or a subdivision of a State or Territory, including municipalities and their boards, commissions, and departments, or other public authority, including the electorate.
(b) ‘Person’ includes any individual, corporation, association, organization, partnership, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest, or other legal entity.
(c) ‘Judicial claim’ or ‘claim’ includes any lawsuit, cause of action, claim, cross-claim, counterclaim, or other judicial pleading or filing requesting relief.
(d) ‘Motion’ includes any motion to dismiss, for summary judgment, for judgment on the pleadings, to strike, demurrer, or any other judicial pleading filed to dispose of a judicial claim.
(e) ‘Moving party’ means any person on whose behalf the motion described in § 17104 is filed seeking dismissal of the judicial claim.
(f) ‘Responding party’ means any person against whom the motion described in § 17104 is filed.
(a) AGovernment’ includes a branch, department, agency, instrumentality, official, employee, agent or other person acting under color of law of the United States, a State, a Territory, or a subdivision of a State or Territory, including municipalities and their boards, commissions, and departments, or other public authority, including the electorate.
(b) ‘Person’ includes any individual, corporation, association, organization, partnership, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest, or other legal entity.
(c) ‘Judicial claim’ or ‘claim’ includes any lawsuit, cause of action, claim, cross-claim, counterclaim, or other judicial pleading or filing requesting relief.
(d) ‘Motion’ includes any motion to dismiss, for summary judgment, for judgment on the pleadings, to strike, demurrer, or any other judicial pleading filed to dispose of a judicial claim.
(e) ‘Moving party’ means any person on whose behalf the motion described in § 17104 is filed seeking dismissal of the judicial claim.
(f) ‘Responding party’ means any person against whom the motion described in § 17104 is filed.