Practice question
A plaintiff seeks section 16 leave after documenting that the defendant’s whereabouts cannot be found by diligent inquiry. How must the request for necessary leave be presented under section 19?
- By an unsigned private note to the publisher
- By a written motion supported by an affidavit setting out the grounds
- Only through an unsworn telephone call
- By declaring the defendant in default before permission
- By asking a witness to invent an address
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — current Rule 14 sections 16, 19 and 22, unknown identity or whereabouts, ninety-day reference from commencement, leave, minimum answer period and publication proof.
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