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Practice question: Filing of Responsive Pleadings (Rule 11)

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Practice question

A counterclaim arises after an answer is filed. Under Rule11 Section9, may it be presented through a supplemental pleading before judgment with court permission?
  1. Yes, under that express framework
  2. No; later-arising claims are always impossible
  3. Yes; without any required permission
  4. Only after execution in every case
  5. Only by changing the summons date

Legal references

  • 2019 Civil Procedure Amendments, relevant current Rules9–12: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
  • Rules of Court, relevant unchanged provisions of Rules9–12: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html

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