General Principles
Jurisdiction
Civil Procedure
Provisional Remedies
Special Civil Actions
Remedial Law Special Proceedings
Criminal Procedure
Evidence
Writ of Amparo
Writ of Habeas Data
Rules of Procedure on
Environmental Cases
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Substantive Law vs
Remedial Law
Rule-making power of the
SC
Principle of Judicial
Hierarchy
Doctrine of Non-
interference/Judicial
Stability
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CIVIL PROCEDURE
General Provisions
Cause of Action
Kinds
Parties to Civil Actions
Parts of a pleading
Venue
Manner of making allegations
Pleadings
Effect of failure to plead
Amended and supplemental
pleadings
When to file responsive
pleadings
Rules on payment of docket
fees; effect of non-payment
Filing and service of pleadings,
judgments, final orders, and
resolutions
R13
Nature and purpose of
summons in relation to actions
IP, IR, and QIR
Summons
R14
In general
Motions MTD
MBP
w/ prejudice vs w/o prejudice
Kinds
dismissals w/c have an effect
Dismissal of an adjudication on the
merits
R17
Pre-trial
Intervention
Depositions
Subpoena
Interrogatories to parties
Computation of time
Admission by adverse party
Modes of discovery
Production/Inspection of
documents/things
Trial
Physical/Mental examination
of persons
Consolidation or severance
Refusal to comply with MOD
DTE
Jt on the pleadings
Judgments and final orders Summary jt
Rendition and entry of jts and
Post-jt remedies
final orders
Execution, Satisfaction, and
Effect of Judgments
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POST JUDGMENT REMEDIES
R37
MNT/MR
Remedy against
denial/fresh-period rule
Jts and final orders subj. to
appeal
Matters not appealable;
avail remedies
Doctrine of
Period of appeal
finality/immutability of jt
Modes of appeal from jts or
Perfection of appeal
final orders of various cts
Review of jts or final orders
of COA, COMELEC, CSC, and Issues to be raised
OMB
Appeals
Review of jts or final orders
of QJA
Dismissal, reinstatement,
and withdrawal of appeal
PRJ
AOJ
Collateral attack on jts
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PROVISIONAL REMEDIES
Nature, purpose, and jd
over provisional remedies
Preliminary attachment
Preliminary injunction
Receivership
Replevin
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SPECIAL CIVIL ACTIONS
Jd and venue
Interpleader
Declaratory relief and similar
remedies
Review of jts and final orders
or resolutions of COMELEC Definitions and distinctions
and COA
Requisites; when and where
CPM
to file
XPNs to filing of MR before
QW
filing petition
R67
Expropriation
Guidelines for expropriation
proceedings of nat'l gov't
infrastructure projects
Judicial FC
Foreclosure of REM EJ FC
Partition GBL of 2000
cf. accion publiciana and
accion reivindicatoria
Forcible entry and unlawful
detainer
R70
Contempt
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SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
Venue and process
Summary settlement of
estates
Allowance/Disallowance of
wills
Settlement of estate of
Claims against the estate
deceased persons
Escheat Payment of debts of estate
Sales, mortgages and other
encumbrances of property
of decedent
Distribution and partition
Venue
Appointment of guardians
Guardianship
Gen. powers and duties of
guardians
Termination of
guardianship
R102
Writ of HC
Writ of HC in rel. to custody
of minors
Change of name
Cancellation/correction of
entries in civil registry
Clerical error law
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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Criminal jd; concept and
requisites for exercise
Gen. matters
When injunction may be
issued
Prosecution of offenses
Prosecution of civil action
Executive vs Judicial
determination of probable
cause
PI
R112
Arrest
Bail
Arraignment and plea
MTQ
Pre-trial
Trial
Judgment
MNT/MR
Appeal
Search and Seizure
Provisional remedies in
crim
RGCT
Rule on Cybercrime
Warrants
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EVIDENCE
Proof vs Evidence
Burden of proof vs
General Concepts
burden of evidence
Equipoise rule
Requisites
Admissibility Exclusionary rules
Judicial notice and
Object (Real) Evidence
judicial admissions
Definition
Best Evidence rule
Documentary Evidence Secondary Evidence
Parol Evidence rule
Interpretation of
documents
Qualification of
witnesses
Testimonial privilege
Admissions and
confessions
Prev conduct as evidence
Testimonial evidence
Testimonial knowledge
Burden of proof and
presumptions
Hearsay and exceptions
to the hearsay rule
Opinion rule
Character evidence
Examination of witnesses
Authentication and proof
Presentation of evidence
of docs
JA Rule Offer and objection
Weight and suffiency of
evidence
Rules on electronic
evidence
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RULES OF PROCEDURE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CASES
TEPO
Writ of continuing
mandamus
Writ of kalikasan
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