Practice question
A server completes service on Monday and files a return with the court within the prescribed five-calendar-day period. The server refuses to give plaintiff's counsel a copy because filing alone supposedly completes §20. Which is correct?
- Filing alone always satisfies every return requirement.
- Only the defendant must receive the return.
- The server may omit counsel service if the case number is correct.
- Section20 also requires service of a copy on plaintiff's counsel.
- The return need never reach the court.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — AM19-10-20-SC, current 2019 amendments, Rules8§12,14§§20–23 and15.
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