Practice question
The court plans a branch-assignment raffle but gives no adequate notice and holds it in a closed session that prevents interested parties from attending. The clerk says randomness alone satisfies all of Rule20. Which is correct?
- The Rule also requires an open session with adequate notice affording interested parties the opportunity to be present.
- The Rule forbids interested parties from observing.
- Every privately conducted drawing automatically satisfies the Rule.
- The parties must all agree on the winning branch.
- Notice is necessary only after the assigned branch decides the merits.
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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