Practice question
After filing an initiatory pleading, its certifying party learns that a same or similar action or claim is pending elsewhere. What reporting undertaking does current Rule 7 section 5 require?
- Report that fact to the filing court within five calendar days from learning it
- Wait until final judgment before disclosure
- Inform only a private friend
- File no disclosure if counsel is busy
- Report only if the other proceeding is already decided
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — current Rule 7 sections 3–6, signature certification, verification, forum-shopping certification and required witness and evidence contents.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rule 7 unchanged sections 1–2, caption and body, read with the 2019 amendments.
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