Practice question
Qualifying assets lie in two judicial regions. The court has established the attachment requirements. Must it reject simultaneous writs solely because more than one region is involved?
- Yes; every case must abandon assets outside one region.
- Yes; only a new unrelated action can ever address the second region.
- Yes; one sheriff’s address cancels all other court authority.
- No; Section 2 expressly permits the stated multi-region issuance.
- Yes; the court must divide the cause into prohibited duplicate suits.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 57 Sections 1-4 and 12-13, attachment grounds, issuance and discharge: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
- Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. v. Pobre, G.R. No. 259709, August 30, 2023, main decision, distinct attachment requirements and discharge avenues: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/aug2023/gr_259709_2023.html
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