Practice question
Does the direction in summons ordinarily require an answer rather than merely attendance at an unspecified future hearing?
- Yes.
- No; the answer direction is forbidden.
- No; only a private telephone call is required.
- No; the defendant must merely guess the next event.
- No; the document only advertises the courthouse.
Legal references
- 2019 Amendments to Civil Procedure, Rule 14, particularly Sections 1-5, 8, 13 and 23, as applicable to the stated issue: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
- Rules of Court, Rule 9 Section 3(d), limits on judgment against a party in default, read with current amendments: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
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