Practice question
Both parties want their newly filed case assigned directly to a particular branch and ask the clerk to bypass raffle solely for convenience. No special assignment rule applies. What does Rule20 §2 require?
- Private agreement controls over the Rule.
- The clerk must select the branch favored by the plaintiff.
- The defendant alone chooses the branch.
- Convenience automatically eliminates notice requirements.
- Assignment by the prescribed raffle rather than private branch selection.
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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