Practice question
A private messenger acts without any court authority, after the plaintiff merely appoints the messenger by text. No statutory special-server basis applies. Is private appointment alone equivalent to Rule 14 authorization?
- Yes; the plaintiff can unilaterally appoint any person as a court officer.
- Yes; a text always overrides Section 3.
- Yes; every courier license creates judicial deputation.
- Yes; the defendant’s presumed awareness supplies the messenger’s authority.
- No.
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
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