Practice question
A litigant in a habeas corpus case correctly invokes Rule20's calendar preference, then argues that preference proves entitlement to the writ and requires the judge to ignore the respondent's defenses. Which is correct?
- Calendar preference automatically establishes the merits.
- Preference concerns scheduling and does not itself decide substantive entitlement or eliminate applicable procedural rights.
- Every preferred case must result in plaintiff victory.
- The clerk's calendar replaces the court's judgment.
- A preferred case needs no legal basis.
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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