Practice question
A case's trial is postponed. The clerk removes it entirely from the calendar on the theory that Rule20 covers only cases ready for immediate trial. Which is correct?
- Postponed trials may never be calendared.
- Only decided cases belong on the calendar.
- A postponed case must be assigned to the mayor.
- Rule20 expressly includes cases whose trials were adjourned or postponed.
- Every postponement automatically terminates the action.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — AM19-10-20-SC, current 2019 amendments, Rules18–22.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — retained provisions of Rules19–22, read with 2019 amendments.
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