Practice question
A defendant files an answer denying allegations and setting out defenses. Later, the defendant applies for a permitted extension of a procedural deadline by motion. Which classification is correct?
- Both papers are judgments.
- Both papers are summons.
- The answer is a motion, while every extension request is a complaint.
- The answer is a pleading; the application for other procedural relief is a motion.
- Neither paper can be submitted to court.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — AM19-10-20-SC, current 2019 amendments, Rules8§12,14§§20–23 and15.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rules6§1 and15§§1,3 (definitions/content retained without amendment in AM19-10-20-SC).
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