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Practice question: Trial (Rule 30)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under current Rule 30 section 1, when must the initial presentation of the plaintiff’s evidence be set?
  1. Not later than thirty calendar days after termination of the pre-trial conference
  2. Only after the defendant completes evidence
  3. At any time within five years
  4. Only after final judgment
  5. Exactly one year after filing in every case

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — current Rule 30 sections 1–3 and 5–9, continuous trial, timing, illness postponement, oral offers, agreed facts and evidence reception.

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