Civil-procedure (1).pptx

 What is filing?

Filing is the act of presenting the pleading or other paper to the clerk of court.  What is service?

Service is the act of providing a party with a copy of the pleading or paper concerned.

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1.

If a party has not appeared by counsel, then service must be made upon him.

2.

If a party has appeared by counsel, then service upon said party shall be made upon his counsel or one of them, unless upon the party himself is ordered by the court.

3.

If one counsel appears for several parties, service shall be made upon said counsel but he shall be entitled only to one copy of any paper served upon him by the opposite side.

Note: Notice to the counsel is notice to the client.

 There are two modes of filing, to wit: 1.

By presenting the original copy of the pleading, notice, appearance, motion, order or judgment personally to the clerk of court; or

2.

By registered mail.

 In the first mode, the clerk of court shall indicate or

endorse on the pleading or paper filed, the date and hour of filing.

 In the second mode, the date of mailing, as shown by

the post office stamp on the envelope or registry receipt, shall be considered as the date of filing, payment or deposit in court. The rule also requires that the envelope be attached to the record of the case.

 The following papers are required to be filed with the court and served upon the

parties affected: 1. Judgments 2. Resolutions 3. Orders

4. Pleadings subsequent to the complaint 5. Written motions 6. Notices 7. Appearances

8. Demands 9. Officers of judgment 10. Similar papers

 There are two modes of service of pleadings, motions, notices, orders, judgments

and other papers, to wit: 1. Personally

2. By mail

 How personal service is made? By delivering a copy of the papers personally to the party or his counsel; or b) By leaving the papers in his office with his clerk or a person having charge thereof. a)

Note: If no person is found in the office, or his office is not known or he has no office, then by leaving a copy of the papers at the party’s or counsel’s residence, if known, with a person of sufficient age and discretion residing therein between 8am and 6pm.

Facts: COA resolution was made to the resident corporate auditor of the petitioner DBP. The auditor holds office in the premises of petitioner DBP and is actually an employee of the COA assigned to DBP by COA.

Respondent COA contends that the service of the COA resolution to petitioner’s resident corporate auditor is tantamount to a service upon the petitioner itself. Petitioner, on the other hand, argues that the resident corporate auditor is not its employee but that of the respondent. Issue: W/N the service was properly done

Ruling: NO. The Supreme Court agreed with the contention of DBP that the resident corporate auditor of the DBP is neither an official nor an employee of the DBP. He does not come within the definition of “clerk or person having charge” of the office that may be validly served with a copy of the resolution of the respondent as contemplated by the Rules. In fact, the resident corporate auditor is an extension of the respondent COA and no department of the petitioner was actually served with a copy of the resolution.

 Service by registered mail shall be done by depositing the copy in the post office,

in a sealed envelope, plainly addressed to the party or his counsel at his office, if known or otherwise at his residence, if known, with postage fully pre-paid, and with instruction to the postmaster to return the mail to the sender after 10 days if not delivered.

 If no registry service is available in the locality of either the sender or the

addressee, service may be done by ordinary mail.

Note: Preferred service by mail is by registered mail.

 This mode is availed of only when there is failure to effect service personally or by

mail. This failure occurs when the office and residence of the party or counsel are unknown.

 Substituted service is effected by delivering the copy to the clerk of court, with

proof of failure of both personal service and by mail.

 It is complete at the time of delivery of the copy to the clerk of court.

 When what is to be served are judgments, final orders or resolutions, the same

shall be served either; i. ii.

Personally; By registered mail.

Note: When a party summoned by publication has failed to appear in the action, judgments, final orders or resolutions against him shall be served upon him also by publication.

 Personal service is complete upon actual delivery.  Service by ordinary mail is complete upon the expiration of 10 days after mailing,

unless the court otherwise provides.

 Service by registered mail is complete upon actual receipt by the addressee, or

after 5 days from the date he received the first notice of the postmaster, whichever date is earlier.

 Whenever practicable, the service and filing of pleadings and other papers shall

be done personally.

 Except with respect to papers emanating from the court, a resort to other modes

must be accompanied by a written explanation why the service or filing was not done personally. A violation of this Rule may be cause to consider the paper as not filed.

 The filing of a pleading or paper shall be proved by its existence in the record of

the case. If it is not in the record, but is claimed to have been filed personally, the filing shall be proved by the written or stamped acknowledgement of its filing by the clerk of court on a copy of the same.

 If the pleading or paper is filed by registered mail, proof of filing is by the registry

receipt, and the affidavit of the person who did the mailing, containing a full statement of the date and place of depositing the mail in the post office in a sealed envelope addressed to the court, with postage fully prepaid, and which instructions to the postmaster to return the mail to the sender after 10 days if not delivered.

 Proof of personal service shall consist of the written admission of the party served.

It may also be proven by the official return of the server, or the affidavit of the party serving, containing full information of the date, place and manner of service.

 If the service is by ordinary mail, proof thereof shall consist of the affidavit of the

person mailing of the facts showing compliance with Sec. 7 of Rule 13.

 If service is by registered mail, the proof shall consist of such affidavit of the person

mailing and the registry receipt issued by the mailing office. The registry return card is to be filed immediately upon its receipt by the send, or, in lieu thereof, the unclaimed letter together with the certified or sworn copy of the notice given by the postmaster to the addressee.

 In an action affecting the title or the right of possession of real property, the

plaintiff and the defendant, when affirmative relief is claimed in the answer, may record in the office of the registry of deeds of the province in which the property is situated a notice of the pendency of the action.

 Said notice shall contain the names of the parties and the object of the action or

defense, and a description of the property in that province affected thereby.

 Only from the time of filing such notice for record shall a purchaser, or

encumbrancer of the property affected thereby, be deemed to have constructive notice of the pendency of the action, and only of its pendency against the parties designated by their real names.

 The notice of lis pendens may be cancelled only upon order of the court, after

proper showing that the notice is for the purpose of molesting the adverse party, or that it is not necessary to protect the rights of the party who caused it to be recorded.