7 Guam Code Ann. § 31102
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- 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.
- 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.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
A writ of review may be granted by any court, when an inferior tribunal, board, or officer, exercising judicial functions, has exceed the jurisdiction of such tribunal, board, or officer, and there is no appeal, nor, in the judgment of the court, any plain, speedy, and adequate remedy.
SOURCE: CCP § 1068.
SOURCE: CCP § 1068.
CROSS-REFERENCE: See 4 Guam Code Ann., Public Officers and Employees, for provisions granting some unspecified form of review to the Superior Court. Also, the Administrative Adjudication Law, 5 Guam Code Ann., Chapter 5, provides for review of certain agency actions, both in rule-making and in adjudicating.