Practice question
A party submits a knowingly false forum-shopping certification. Which contempt classification does Section 5 identify for a false certification, distinct from its separate deliberate-forum-shopping clause?
- Only automatic acquittal.
- No possible contempt.
- Automatic direct contempt solely because every error is identical.
- Indirect contempt, without prejudice to corresponding administrative and criminal actions.
- Only a private contractual penalty.
Legal references
- 2019 Amendments to Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 7 Sections 4-6: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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