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Practice question: Residual Jurisdiction

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Practice question

Which is expressly included among the trial court's residual powers?
  1. Rewriting every appealed merits finding.
  2. Disregarding the appellate court's decisions.
  3. Trying an unrelated criminal charge without jurisdiction.
  4. Approving compromises.
  5. Granting any relief solely on a party's request.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rule 41, Section 9; Rule 42, Section 8(a).

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