Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Meeting 1: An Overview
References
Grading system
Recitations (1/3)
Provisional Remedies
Special Proceedings
Criminal Procedure
Evidence
Bar exam
Summons
summons
Modes of discovery
Trial
Demurrer to evidence
Judgment
Post-judgment remedies
Simplified flowchart
COMPLAINT
(Plaintiff)
JUDGMENT
SUMMONS
(upon Defendant)
TRIAL
Plaintiffs evidence
Defendants evidence
APPEAL or
RECONSIDERATION
M/NEW TRIAL
PETITION
FOR RELIEF
or TO
ANNUL JUDGMENT
ANSWER
(upon Defendant)
PRE-TRIAL
(PMC, JDR)
EXECUTION
OF JUDGMENT
General principles
Procedure for
Rules of Court
Prospective application
Statute provides
a) Election cases
d) Naturalization cases
e) Insolvency proceedings
Liberal construction
Some cases
1. Liberal in setting aside default orders so case will be tried
on the merits (Lorbes v. CA, 351 SCRA 716)
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suffered from diarrhea for several days and could not leave
the house - allowed (Samala v. CA, 363 SCRA 535)
Doctrine of non-interference or of
judicial stability (BAR)
Constitutional court
Statutory courts
All courts
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Original
Appellate
Exclusive jurisdiction
Concurrent jurisdiction
Coordinate jurisdiction
Cause of action
Right of plaintiff
Obligation of defendant
are the parties? Has the claim prescribed? What are the
conditions precedent to filing?
Pre-trial
Preliminary conference
Mediation
Trial
Judgment
Post-judgment remedies
NEXT MEETING
(Meeting 2, Week 2)