{"data":{"id":"us-gu/7-gca-21402","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"7 GCA § 21402","heading":"Grounds of Objection to Referee.","body":"A party may object to the appointment of any person as referee, on one or more of the following grounds:\n(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;\n(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;\n(c) Having been a witness on any trial between the same parties for the same cause of action;\n(d) Interest on the part of such person in the event of the action, or in the main question involved in the action;\n(e) Having formed or expressed an unqualified opinion or belief as to the merits of the action;\n(f) The existence of a state of mind in such person evincing enmity against or bias to either party.","path":["Title 7: Judiciary and Civil Procedure","Division 2 - Civil Actions","Chapter 21: Trial and Judgment in Civil Actions","ARTICLE 4: REFERENCES AND TRIAL BY REFEREES"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/7gc021.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:33:48Z","sha256":"4c6107fab25518a072694679aaefaa550b39ddfb98e6bb67d968504c7cb4862c","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/7-gca-21401","next":"us-gu/7-gca-21403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}