Practice question
A party files directly in the Supreme Court under the label certiorari. Resolving the case requires first deciding disputed events, witness credibility and contested documents not yet tried in a lower court. The party invokes only national publicity and a desire for a quick ruling. It claims constitutional original jurisdiction makes the Court the mandatory first fact-finding forum. Which is best?
- Original jurisdiction does not establish that asserted entitlement; hierarchy and the factual nature of the case remain material
- National publicity always requires first-instance Supreme Court fact trial
- The word certiorari eliminates every factual dispute
- The Court must accept the petitioner's disputed facts as conclusive
- Original jurisdiction abolishes all procedural filtering
Legal references
- Gios-Samar, Inc. v. Department of Transportation and Communications, G.R. No. 217158, March 12, 2019, main opinion: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/64970
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