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FORM 4-SCC

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

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______________________________,
Plaintiff,

vs. Civil Case No. ___________________

For: __________________________

______________________________,
Defendant

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NOTICE OF HEARING

Once issues are joined upon the filing of the defendants response, this case will be called
for Judicial Dispute Resolution (JDR) and hearing before the Presiding Judge of this Court on
______________________at ______________________.

Failure of the plaintiff to appear at the JDR and hearing shall cause the dismissal of the
Statement of Claim, and the defendant who appears shall be entitled to a judgement on his
counterclaim. On the other hand, failure of the defendant to appear at the JDR and hearing shall
cause the Court to render judgement based solely on the Statement of Claim.

A party may not be represented by a lawyer, but may authorize any other representative
to appear in his behalf and participate in all the proceedings as if the party represented were
present. For this purpose, the required authority should be evidenced by accomplishing the
attached Form 5_SCC (Special Power of Attorney).

WITNESSES the HON. ___________________________, Presiding Judge of this Court,

this ________ day of ________________________, 20 ____, at ____________________,
Philippines.

BRANCH CLERK OF COURT