Practice question
A commercial case is to be raffled under the applicable special-designation guidelines among several designated branches of the proper RTC. A party says Rule20 necessarily requires including every ordinary branch even though the special assignment framework governs. Which approach is correct?
- Apply the governing special-designation framework together with the required fair raffle process
- Ignore every Supreme Court designation
- Let the plaintiff select a branch privately
- A commercial case can never be raffled
- Only the defendant’s preferred branch may receive it
Legal references
- 2019 Civil Procedure Amendments relevant Rules19–22: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
- Rules of Court retained relevant Rules19–22: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
- Gonzales v GJH Land GR202664 November10,2015 MAIN special-designation raffle guidelines: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/nov2015/gr_202664_2015.html
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