{"data":{"id":"us-gu/7-gca-15801","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"7 GCA § 15801","heading":"Suing a Party by a Fictitious Name.","body":"When the plaintiff is ignorant of the name of a defendant, he must state that fact in the complaint, and such defendant may be designated in any pleading or proceeding by any name, and when his true name is discovered, the pleading or proceeding must be amended accordingly.","path":["Title 7: Judiciary and Civil Procedure","Division 2 - Civil Actions","Chapter 15: Pleadings in Civil Actions","ARTICLE 8: VARIANCE , MISTAKES IN PLEADINGS AND AMENDMENTS"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/7gc015.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:33:08Z","sha256":"a3ffcacc27527c392ad3f2d014ddc25b3f762b27e8486ddc94d8cd0e8dfc9c76","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/7-gca-15704","next":"us-gu/7-gca-15802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}