Practice question
The petitioner supplies only counsel’s paraphrase of the judgment and omits the required duplicate original or certified true copy. It argues that correct legal reasoning excuses every record requirement. Which is correct?
- A lawyer’s paraphrase automatically is a certified judicial copy.
- Rule 45’s judgment-copy and material-record requirements still apply.
- The Court must accept every omission whenever counsel predicts success.
- Records are categorically irrelevant to legal review.
- The petition’s title conclusively authenticates every quoted ruling.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rules 41-45, particularly the petition contents, comment, record and route provisions specified: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
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