Practice question
A draft motion says, 'The applicant failed one Rule 141 criterion, so no court may consider indigency under Rule 3.' Is that statement consistent with Meralco v. Argentera?
- No, failure of one or both Rule 141 criteria does not automatically defeat relief under the Rule 3 hearing-based test
- Yes, Rule 3 has no indigency provision
- Yes, all financial evidence becomes irrelevant
- Yes, the opponent alone decides indigency
- No, because every request must always be granted
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 3 Section 21; Rule 141 Section 19 as harmonized in Manila Electric Co. v. Argentera, G.R. Nos. 224729 and 225049, February 8, 2021, MAIN decision (indigency ruling): https://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/feb2021/gr_224729_2021.html
- 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 3 Section 21: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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