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Practice question: Distinguished from Pleadings

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Practice question

Under Rule15 §1, what is a motion?
  1. An application for relief other than by a pleading.
  2. Every written statement of a claim or defense, without distinction.
  3. Only a final judgment.
  4. Only the court's summons.
  5. Any private negotiation outside the case.

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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