Practice question
May the earlier civil action be consolidated with the corresponding criminal action before civil judgment on the merits under Mendez?
- Never
- Yes, under the prescribed consolidation procedure
- Only after both judgments are final
- Only by private notarization
- Only by refusing all evidence
Legal references
- People v. Mendez, G.R. Nos. 208310-11 and 208662, March 28, 2023, main en banc decision, prosecution guidelines: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69095
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