Practice question
A draft order grants indigent relief and declares that exempted docket and lawful fees can never become a lien on a favorable judgment. Which correction follows Rule 3, Section 21?
- The fees always become a personal gift to counsel
- The opponent automatically pays every expense
- Indigency automatically erases the judgment
- No correction is possible because the rule bars favorable judgments
- State that exempted fees are a lien on a favorable judgment unless the court otherwise provides
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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