Practice question
Under Rule71 §2, what remedy is stated for a direct-contempt judgment?
- An ordinary appeal as an unconditional matter of right.
- Only a new probate petition.
- Certiorari or prohibition rather than ordinary appeal, subject to the remedy's requirements.
- Automatic reversal by the clerk.
- No judicial review can ever exist.
Legal references
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2019-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf — Supreme Court current2019 Rules69–71.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rules69–71, read with current2019 and2022 expedited-procedure amendments.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/aug2024/gr_261123_2024.html — GR261123, August2024, main decision (Rule71 initiation).
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