REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIO AL TRIAL COURT

NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 16, QUEZON CITY

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED

STANDARD FORMAT OF
PLEADINGS, MOTIONS AND OTHER
COURT DOCUMENTS OF THE
OFFICE OF LEGAL AID,

SPOUSES PEDRO MALINIS and

PETRA MALINIS,

SP Case No
For
YOKO MAAYOS, INCORPORATED,
Opposito/.
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1. This is the Proposed Stonclwd Fo/mat of Pleadings Motions und Other

Court Documents of the Office of Legal Aid dateel 07 July 2009 ("Pmposed

Formar for purpose of brevity) effective 01 August 2009

2 Documents for submission before courts and quasi-judicial agencies,

unless otherwise provided in the rules, shall be printed on long bond paper, with

the yvjdth of eight and L1 half inches (8 5") and length of thirteen Inches (13") Only

one clean page shall be used and the back page shall be left blank;

3 The standard font is ARIAL The font size for the Lext is TWELVE (12)

while the font size for the title of the pleadillg is SIXn=:EN (16)

4. The heading, case Litle and names of the parties are set in BOLDFACE

and UPPET~ CASC/At I CAPS Tile dcsi~l1ation of the parties ("Complainant-

Appellant", "Oppositors") is set in ITALICS and in LOtll/ER CASE/Lower Case

The case nurnbct ~1Ilcl the nature of the CC1se O[ proceedinrJs are no! set in
boldface 01 italics
 SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION: MARGINS

b. LEFT and RIGHT - One and one-fourth inches (125") on

each side

6 For quotations (See Paragraph 9 below), an additional margin of one-

half inch (OS') should be made on each side (LEFl and RIGHT).

THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION: SPACING

A. Line Spacing in the Heading and

Caption of the Document.

8 Notice that the line spacing from the words "r~EPUBLIC OF THE

PHILIPPINES" to "x---------------------x" is single spaced. The distance from the

venue of the case ("Branch 16, Quezon City") to the first line of the title of the

case is three single spaces The distance from "x----------------x" to the title of the

pleading ("Sample Pleading") is also three single spaces The distance from the

title of the pleading until "Petitionel, by undersigned counsel" is also three single

spaces

B. Line Spacing in the Body of the

Pleading.

9 When it comes to the body of tile pleading, the line spacing for the

MAIN PARAGRAPHS is 15 lines

10 However, when it comes to quotations of authorities, portions of the

record and transcripts of stenographic notes, pal agraphs shall he single spaced

Hence, quotations should look like this.

 Q. So how fal where you from the Accused when you SRW him
draw the gun?

Q But yOLi agree with me Miss Zabala that you Rre velY far away
from the moon but you can still see it.

A- Hindi naman po ganun 1<Dlayo SII [Pg 21, TSN of 14 February

2009]

11. Line spacing between the end of one paragraph and a subheading is

also 15 lines. However, if it happens that a subheading is found on the

bottom of a page and is not followed by a paragraph, text or signpost,

move the subheading to the next page Simply put, no subheading should be

found idle on the bottom of a page Bottom of page is example of what not to do

12 In the CAPTION of contested cases, the case number should be

found opposite the word "versus" The nature of the case (e.g For: Attempted
Homicide) should be found immediately below the case number

13 In the CAPTION of special proceedings and uncontested or ex parte

matters, the case number should be found on the opposite side corresponding to

the space between the title of the case and the name of the petitioners or

applicants.

14 In the CAP110N of special proceedings wherein respondents,

oppositors or intervenors appeal, the case nurnbel should be found on the

opposite side corresponding to the space between the names of the parties (See

above caption)
 15. Subheadings and signposts aid the reader in reading and reviewing
the document. They help break down long portions of the pleading, alert readers

when important POlllts are to be made and provide boundaries between portions

of a pleading or between arguments The use of subheadings and signposts are

encouraged. In certain court documents, however, the use of subheadings is

mandatory.

16. The subheadlllgs Llsed so fal In this Sample Pleading are illustrative of

subheadings in complaints In petitions before the appellate courts, position

papers, memoranda and briefs, some or all of the following subheadings should

appear in BOLDFACE and UPPER CASE

17. In motions, oppositions, comments, briefs and position papers, law

interns are instructed to use signposts to introduce new arguments or two

demarcate between main arguments lSee above Third Cause of Action

Spacing]

18. Page Numbers should appear on the upper right hand corner of all

pages except the first page

 20 Citation oLcas_es should follow ti,e PllIl,pplllC Malltlal of Legal Citation

The Philippine Report (Pf~) 01 scr~/\ citation should be put in parenthesis

immediately aftel the title of the cited case Example

19 1. As the Supreme Court held In the case of Republic of the

Philippines v Jose Man riburcio and the 1-1011Court of Appeals
[GR No. 9416549, 21 February 1977 (1\.2 SCF-</\ 217 219)] an
unsigned pleCldlllg is a mere scrClp of papel that plOduces no legal
effect

21 Law interns are reminded that in the citation of cases, the nr§.~g~

where the case is found ~nd the particular page flOlll which the quotation is lifted

should be found in the citation [See example In pi ecedlllg paragraph]

22. In the citatioiL of JransC!jpts~nd other j)ortions oUhe _recQrd, see

Paragraph 10 above

23 in manifesting that a certain document is attached to the document

submitted 01 another document, tile follOWing should be obsel ved

23 1. Petitioners received n copy of the Resolution dated 21

FebrualY 2009 (mal ked as "Annex A 'j last 28 February 2009 and
filed their Motion for Reconsideration dated 05 March 2009 (marked
as "Annex B")oll 07 Mnrch 2009

23.2. Petitioner submlfs IIlat the Receipt einted 01 May 2002

(marked as "Annex A" to Respondent's Position Paper dated 17
October 2007) canna! be givell full faith and credit by the
I-Ionol able COUlt c"lllel ac!mitle(.' III c'vlciellce DS it Clrflcnls to he c1
mere pho!ocopy

WHEREFORE, Accused pray that the Honorable Court RESOLVE and

GRANT the Motioll to Quash cia/eel 11 JalluDI y 2009 and ORDER the Warden of

the Quezon City Jail to IMMEDI/\TEL Y REl EASE the Accused from detention.
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U.P. OFFICE OF LEGAL AI04
Counsel for Petitioners
Ground Floor, Malcolm Hall
University of the Philippines
Dil,man, Quezon City

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E. (LEO) O. BATTA05
Olrectol
Roll of Attorneys No 316696
MCLE Compliance No. 11-00007180
(August 12, 2008/ Pasig City)
IBP No. 525720/Lifetime Member/Pasig City
PTR No 1297002/Jan 71, 2009/Quezon City

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OENNIS S. SABAOO
Supervising Lawyel
Roll of Attorneys No. 48090
MCLE Compliance No. 11-0005595
(June 19 2008/ Pasig City)
IBP No 769762/Jan 07, 2009/Bulacan
P fR No 1572549/Jan 07, 2009/Makati City

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GEORGE MALCOLM, Jr.
Low Intern

, If the document IS filed III a court 01" tfibullal found outSide of Quezon City, then It SllOUld read
Quezon City for Makatl file place and date of pleading are seraloated by a semi-colon (' ,')

5 Even when she is not leqUlred to sign the document, the naille of the Director should stili
appear

" Notice (1) Spell out 'f~oll of Attomeys No ", anc.i (7) Tile Sequence IS (a) roll numbel, (b) MCLE
compliance, (c) IBF) nUlllber and (d) pn~ !lumber The lost two are updated every year (except
lifetime IBP rneml)ersillp) rJlld so make Slile tlial tile speCifiCS are corlect
The Branch Clerk of Court
Regional Trial Court
Branch 16, Quezon City

Please submit this Motion (01 Reconsideration for the consideration and
approval of the Honorable Court and set It fOI hecmng on 24 July 2009, at two
o'clock in the afternoon (2:00 p.m.)

Atty. Wilfred Achuchu

Counsel for Oppositol

Kindly take notice that the undersigned will submit this Motion for
Reconsideration for the consideration and approval of the Honora~le Court
during the requested hearing on 24 July 2009, at two o'clock in the afternoon
(2:00 p.m.)

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GEORGE MALCOLM, Jr.
Law Intern

Furnished by registered mail:

Wiflred Achuchu
Macabenta Achuchu and Associates Law Office
Counsel for Oppositor
Unit 711 New Haven Commercial Center
349 Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center
Pasig City

UnderSigned Law Intern manifests that a copy of this Sample Pleading

was furnished the counsel for Oppositor by registered mail due to the distance of
his office from our office and the lack of the Office of Legal Aid's resources to
effect personal sel'vice to such place on this day.

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GEORGE MALCOLM, Jr.
Lrnv Intern