Practice question
Does a primary-jurisdiction referral necessarily mean the court never had jurisdiction over the civil claim at all?
- Yes; referral always proves the court was constitutionally abolished.
- Yes; every technical question voids all courts permanently.
- No; the doctrine may coordinate initial agency consideration of a specialized issue within a claim originally cognizable in court.
- Yes; the parties may never return to any court.
- No, because agencies can never have any specialized task.
Legal references
- Industrial Enterprises, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 88550, April 18, 1990, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1990/apr1990/gr_88550_1990.html
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