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Practice question: Trial (Rule 30)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

If several defendants with separate defenses appear through different counsel, who determines their relative order of evidence?
  1. Whichever lawyer arrives last, conclusively.
  2. The plaintiff’s bank, automatically.
  3. The court.
  4. A private audience vote.
  5. The process server alone.

Legal references

  • 2019 Amendments to Civil Procedure, Rules 23-34, particularly the current provisions cited in each explanation: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html

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