Practice question
What relief is included in authority to litigate as an indigent under Rule 3, Section 21?
- Automatic judgment on the merits
- Automatic cancellation of every private debt
- Exemption from docket and other lawful fees, including court-ordered stenographic transcripts within the provision
- Immunity from all adverse evidence
- A guarantee of damages
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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