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Order for Plaintiff to Appear and Approve Claim: Application for New Order for Appearance of Defendant. The date for the appearance of the defendant as provided in the summons endorsed on the affidavit shall not be more than thirty (30) days nor less than twenty (20) days from the date of said summons.
When the Clerk has fixed the date and time for the appearance of the defendant, he shall inform the plaintiff of said date and time, order the plaintiff to appear and to have with him his books, papers and witnesses necessary to prove his claim. If the summons is not served upon the defendant at least five (5) days prior to the appearance date, the court must, upon request of an appearing defendant, continue the date of the hearing for not less than ten (10) days, and in such case, the Clerk shall inform the plaintiff of the new date set for the hearing. If the summons is not served upon the defendant prior to the appearance date, the plaintiff may apply to the judge, referee or clerk for a new summons setting a new date for the appearance of the defendant which shall not be more than thirty (30) days nor less than twenty (20) days from the date of the new summons.
Source: Guam Rule of Civil Procedure, Rule 92(c). |