Civ Pro 1 Syllabus 2024
Civ Pro 1 Syllabus 2024
3. Nature of courts
a. Meaning of courts
b. Court v. judge
c. Classification of Philippine courts
d. Original v. appellate jurisdiction
e. Exclusive v. concurrent jurisdiction
f. General v. special jurisdiction
g. Delegated jurisdiction
h. Constitutional v. statutory courts
i. Courts of law v. equity
j. Principle of judicial hierarchy
k. Doctrine of judicial stability
II. Jurisdiction
1. Kinds of Jurisdiction
a. Civil
i. Subject matter
1. Error of jurisdiction v. error of judgment
ii. Parties
iii. Issues
iv. Res
b. Criminal
i. Subject matter
ii. Person of the accused
iii. Offense
2. Supreme Court
a. Original jurisdiction
i. Exclusive
ii. Concurrent
b. Appellate jurisdiction
3. Court of Appeals
a. Original jurisdiction
i. Exclusive
ii. Concurrent
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b. Appellate jurisdiction
4. Sandiganbayan
a. Original jurisdiction
i. Exclusive
ii. Concurrent
b. Appellate Jurisdiction
7. Family Courts
a. Exclusive and original jurisdiction
8. Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, Municipal Circuit Trial Courts and
Municipal Trial Courts in Cities
a. Original jurisdiction
i. Civil
1. Exclusive
2. Delegated
3. Special
ii. Criminal
1. Exclusive
2. Special
Tijam v. Sibonghanoy, G.R. No. L-21450, [April 15, 1968], 131 PHIL 556-568
Imperial Insurance, Inc. v. Rosete, G.R. No. 55630, [March 6, 1990], 262 PHIL 1-6
Biaco v. Philippine Countryside Rural Bank, G.R. No. 161417, [February 8, 2007], 544
PHIL 45-58
Quilatan v. Heirs of Quilatan, G.R. No. 183059, [August 28, 2009], 614 PHIL 162-168
1. Venue v. jurisdiction
2. Venue of real actions
3. Venue of personal actions
4. Venue against non-residents
5. When the rules on venue do not apply
6. Stipulation on venue
7. Effect of wrong venue
BPI Family Savings Bank, Inc. v. Spouses Yujuico, G.R. No. 175796, [July 22, 2015],
764 PHIL 533-542
1. Kinds of pleadings
a. Complaint
b. Answer
i. Negative Defenses
ii. Negative Pregnant
iii. Affirmative Defense
c. Counterclaims
i. Claiming and defending parties
ii. Compulsory counterclaim
iii. Permissive counterclaim
iv. Effect on the counterclaim when complaint is dismissed
d. Cross-claims
e. Third (fourth, fifth, etc.) party complaints
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f. Complaint-in-intervention
g. Reply
Sy-Vargas v. Estate of Ogsos, G.R. No. 221062, [October 5, 2016], 796 PHIL 840-856
1. Caption
2. Signature
3. Verification
a. When applicable
b. Effect of non-compliance
4. Certification against forum shopping
a. Requirements of a corporation execution a certification against forum shopping
b. Effect of non-compliance
c. Effect of willful forum shopping
5. Signature
a. MCLE compliance
National Power Corp. v. Baysic, G.R. No. 213893, [September 25, 2019]
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XI. Filing and Service of Pleadings, Judgments, Final Orders and Resolutions (Rule 13)
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De Pedro v. Romasan Development Corp., G.R. No. 194751, [November 26, 2014], 748
PHIL 706-742)
Manotoc v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 130974, [August 16, 2006], 530 PHIL 454-477
1. Definition
2. Motion v. pleading
3. Contents and forms of motions
4. Notice of hearing (relate to Rule 49, Section 3)
5. Hearing of motions
6. Omnibus motion rule
7. Motion to Dismiss (Former Rule 16)
a. Grounds
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. v. Romars International Gases Corp., G.R. No. 189669,
[February 16, 2015], 753 PHIL 707-719
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Spouses Salvador v. Spouses Rabaja, G.R. No. 199990, [February 4, 2015], 753 PHIL
175-200
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1. Ground
2. Effect of denial
3. Effect of grant
4. Waiver of the right to present evidence
5. Demurrer to evidence in civil cases v. criminal cases
Gonzales v. Bugaay, G.R. No. 173008, [February 22, 2012], 682 PHIL 463-470
Aljem's Credit Investors Corp. v. Spouses Bautista, G.R. No. 215175, [April 25, 2022]
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