Practice question
Counsel attaches an unsigned draft suspension motion to a petition for review, although no such motion was filed in court. Does the draft meet Section19’s specified attachment?
- Only a private email is required
- Yes; a draft is necessarily a filed motion
- Yes; filing in court is prohibited
- No; the provision requires the motion as filed with the court
- The prosecutor’s calendar substitutes for filing
Legal references
- DOJ Department Circular 015 (2024), Sections2–7,10,15–16,19–20; primary issuance text reproduced at https://comanialaw.com/doj-department-circular-no-015-series-of-2024/
- Crespo v. Mogul, G.R.L-53373, June30,1987: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1987/jun1987/gr_l-53373_1987.html
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