Practice question
Does a request for extension to answer itself necessarily state the defendant’s admissions, denials and defenses as an answer?
- Yes; every extension motion is a completed answer.
- Yes; asking for time conclusively denies every allegation.
- No.
- Yes; no later responsive pleading is ever needed.
- Yes; the clerk must invent the missing defenses.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rules 6, 9 Section 1, 15 Sections 1 and 3 and 33, retained provisions read with the current amendments: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
- 2019 Amendments to Civil Procedure, Rules 8, 11, 14 Section 23 and 15, as relevant to each stated issue: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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