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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

7 GCA § 21402: Grounds of Objection to Referee.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 7: Judiciary and Civil Procedure
  2. Division 2 - Civil Actions
  3. Chapter 21: Trial and Judgment in Civil Actions
  4. ARTICLE 4: REFERENCES AND TRIAL BY REFEREES

A party may object to the appointment of any person as referee, on one or more of the following grounds:

(a) Consanguinity or affinity, within the third degree, to either party, or to an officer of a corporation which is a party, or to any judge of the court in which the appointment shall be made;

(b) Standing in the relation of guardian and ward, master and servant, employer and clerk, or principal and agent, to either party; or being a member of the family of either party; or a partner in business with either party; or security on any bond or obligation for either party;

(c) Having been a witness on any trial between the same parties for the same cause of action;

(d) Interest on the part of such person in the event of the action, or in the main question involved in the action;

(e) Having formed or expressed an unqualified opinion or belief as to the merits of the action;

(f) The existence of a state of mind in such person evincing enmity against or bias to either party.

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