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Practice question: Defendant Whose Identity or Location are Unknown

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Which setting is expressly addressed by current Rule 14 section 16?
  1. Every defendant who dislikes the plaintiff
  2. Only persons already convicted of a crime
  3. An unknown owner or similar defendant, or a defendant whose whereabouts remain unknown and cannot be ascertained by diligent inquiry
  4. Only a party who has already filed an answer
  5. Every person with a social-media account

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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