Practice question
A party files a proper motion for issuance of an alias summons. How does Rule15 §4 classify and schedule that motion?
- Litigious, with an automatic oral hearing in every case.
- Non-litigious, but it may remain unresolved indefinitely.
- A pleading that requires an answer from the defendant.
- A final judgment requiring appeal.
- Non-litigious; it shall not be set for hearing and must be resolved within five calendar days from receipt.
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://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/99055 — AM19-10-20-SC, November26 2024, Rule13-A (electronic filing/service; summons exception).
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