Practice question
A claimant files a damages action whose determination, as pleaded, necessarily requires first deciding a contested technical matter assigned by statute exclusively to an agency. It says the requested money relief alone prevents any primary-jurisdiction analysis. No exception exists. Which is sound?
- Money relief automatically defeats every agency statute
- The court must examine the necessary administrative issue and statutory allocation, not the damages label alone
- The complaint’s label alone creates original authority
- All technical issues become purely legal when money is sought
- The agency must award every requested damage regardless of statute
Legal references
- Colmenares v. Energy Regulatory Commission, GR246422, October8,2024, main decision on primary jurisdiction and administrative competence: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/oct2024/gr_246422_2024.html
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