Practice question
A pending disciplinary case uses an independently public contract as evidence. A party says the contract’s public existence automatically makes the entire disciplinary file public. Which is correct?
- The proceeding automatically ends
- Every annex makes every pleading public
- Only secret contracts can be used in discipline
- The independent document’s status does not create a blanket exception for the whole proceeding
- Every public contract is a Supreme Court final order
Legal references
- CPRA, A.M.22-09-01-SC, CanonVI Sections1–3,11–12,18,28,31–32,37,42,44; primaryissuedtext visuallyread printed35–44,48,51: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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