SYLLABUS FOR CIVIL PROCEDURE

Atty. Victor Y. Eleazar

Provisional Remedies and Special Civil Actions

T. Provisional remedies
1. Nature of provisional remedies
2. Jurisdiction over provisional remedies
3. Preliminary attachment
a) Grounds for issuance of writ of attachment
b) Requisites
c) Issuance and contents of order of attachment;
affidavit and bond
d) Rule on prior or contemporaneous service of
summons
e) Manner of attaching real and personal
property; when property attached is claimed
by third person
f) Discharge of attachment and the counter-
bond
g) Satisfaction of judgment out of property
attached

0 Rule 57, Rules of Court

1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, 2006 Ed., pp. 1-66
2 Phil-Air Conditioning Center v. RCJ Lines, 775 SCRA 265 - Au
3 Watercraft Venture Corp. v. Wolfe, 770 SCRA 179 - Langkuno
4 Excellent Quality Apparel v. Visayan Surety, 761 SCRA 464
-Manda
5 Ligon v. RTC of Makati Branch 56, 717 SCRA 373 - Gaw

4. Preliminary injunction
a) Definitions and differences: preliminary
injunction and temporary restraining order
b) Requisites
c) Kinds of injunction
d) When writ may be issued
e) Grounds for issuance of preliminary
injunction
f) Grounds for objection to, or for the
dissolution of injunction or restraining order
g) Duration of TRO
h) In relation to R.A. 8975, ban on issuance of
TRO or writ of injunction in cases involving

Date of last revision: 15 April 2017

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i) Rule on prior or contemporaneous service of
summons in relation to attachment

0 Rule 58, Rules of Court

1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 67-162
2 Novecio v. Lim, 754 SCRA 111 - Chan
3 Plaza v. Lustiva, 718 SCRA 19 - Asperga
4 Solid Builders, Inc. v. China Bank, April 3, 2013 - Maranan

5. Receivership
a) Cases when receiver may be appointed
b) Requisites
c) Requirements before issuance of an order
d) General powers of a receiver
e) Two kinds of bonds
f) Termination of receivership

0 Rule 59, Rules of Court

1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 163-182
2 Tantano v. Espina-Caboverde, 702 SCRA 508 - Vardeleon
3 Koruga v. Arcenas, 590 SCRA 49 - Barrantes
4 Chavez v. Court of Appeals, 610 SCRA 399 - Mancenido

6. Replevin
a) When may writ be issued
b) Requisites
c) Affidavit and bond; redelivery bond
d) Sheriff’s duty in the implementation of the
writ; when property is claimed by third party

0 Rule 60, Rules of Court

1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 183-211
2 Smart Communication Inc. v. Astorga, 542 SCRA 434 - Quadra
3 Agner v. BPI Family Savings Bank, 697 SCRA 89 - Teepecuy
4 Hao v. Andres, 555 SCRA 8 - Brandez

7. Support
a) Application for support pendent elite
b) Comment, hearing, Order
c) Enforcement of Order
d) Restitution

0 Rule 61, Rules of Court

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1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 212-222
2 Del Socorro v. Van Wilsem, 744 SCRA 516 - Sacapaño
3 Salas v. Matusalem, 705 SCRA 560 - Tanchuling
4 Republic v. Yahon, 726 SCRA 438 - Garcia

8. Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO)

under the Rule of Procedure in Environmental cases

 Issuance of TEPO, Sec. 8, Rule 2 of the Rule of Procedure in

Environmental cases
 Action on motion for dissolution of TEPO, Sec. 9, Rule 2 of the
Rule of Procedure in Environmental cases
 Prohibition against TRO and PI, Sec. 10, Rule 2 of the RPEC
 Monitoring by the SC, Sec. 11, Rule 2 of the RPEC
 Permanent EPO, Sec. 3, Rule 5 of the RPEC
 Monitoring of compliance of EPO, Sec. 4, Rule 5 of the RPEC
 Return of the writ of execution, Sec. 5, Rule 5 of the RPEC

U. Special civil actions

1. Nature of special civil actions
2. Ordinary civil actions versus special civil actions
3. Jurisdiction and venue

4. Interpleader
a) Requisites for interpleader
b) When to file
c) Procedural peculiarities

0 Rule 62, Rules of Court

1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 223-233
2 Bank of Commerce v. Planters Development Bank, 681 SCRA
521 - Inovejas
3 Pasricha v. Don Luis Dizon Realty, 548 SCRA 273 - Jayme

5. Declaratory reliefs and similar remedies

a) Who may file the action
b) Requisites of action for declaratory relief
c) When court may refuse to make judicial
declaration
d) Conversion to ordinary action
e) Proceedings considered as similar remedies
(i) Reformation of an instrument
(ii) Consolidation of ownership
(iii) Quieting of title to real property

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 f) Procedural peculiarities

0 Rule 63, Rules of Court

1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 234-250
2 Almeda v. Bathala Marketing Industries Inc., 542 SCRA 470
-Tuliao
3 Department of Finance v. dela Cruz, 768 SCRA 73 - Amparado
4 Republic v. Roque, 706 SCRA 273 - Dollesin
5 Sabitsanan v. Muertegui, 703 SCRA 145 - Fronda

6. Review of judgments and final orders or resolution

of the Comelec and COA
a) Application of Rule 65 under Rule 64
b) Distinction in the application of Rule 65 to
judgments of the Comelec and COA and the
application of Rule 65 to other tribunals,
persons and officers
c) Procedural peculiarities

0 Rule 64, Rules of Court

1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 251-258
2 Bases Conversion and Development Authority v. Commission
on Audit, G.R. No. 209219, December 2, 2014 - Quiamco
3 Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy v. Comelec, 705 SCRA
340 - Tanchuling

7. Certiorari, prohibition and mandamus

a) Definitions and distinctions
(i) Certiorari distinguished from appeal by
certiorari
(ii) Prohibition and mandamus
distinguished from injunction
b) Requisites
c) When petition for certiorari, prohibition and
mandamus is proper
d) Injunctive relief
e) Exceptions to filing of motion for
reconsideration before filing petition
f) Reliefs petitioner is entitled to
g) Actions/omissions of MTC/RTC in election
cases
h) When and where to file petition
i) Effects of filing of an unmeritorious petition
j) Procedural peculiarities

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0 Rule 65, Rules of Court
1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 259-367
2 Cawad v. Abad, 764 SCRA 1 - Cuerdo
3 Province of Leyte v. Energy Development Corp., 760 SCRA 149
- Jimenez
4 Maglalang v. PAGCOR, December 11, 2013 - Sering
5 Corales v. Republic, August 27, 2013 - Arellano
6 Villanueva v. JBC, 755 SCRA 182 - Javier
7 Cudia v. Superintendent of PMA, February 24, 2015 - Wania
8 Funa v. Manila Economic and Cultural Office, February 4, 2014 -
Boneo

8. Quo warranto
a) Distinguish from quo warranto in the
omnibus election code
b) When government commence an action
against individuals
c) When individual may commence an action
d) Judgment in quo warranto action
e) Rights of a person adjudged entitled to public
office
f) Procedural peculiarities

0 Rule 66, Rules of Court

1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, 368-387
2 Velasco v. Belmonte, 779 SCRA 81 - Aquilino III
3 De Castro v. Carlos, April 16, 2013 - Zaragoza
4 Aratea v. Comelec, 683 SCRA 105 - Estolano
5 Calleja v. Panday, 483 SCRA 680 – De Asis

9. Expropriation
a) Matters to allege in complaint for
expropriation
b) Two stages in every action for expropriation
c) When plaintiff can immediately enter into
possession of the real property, in relation to
R.A. 8974
d) New system of immediate payment of initial
just compensation
e) Defenses and objections
f) Order of expropriation
g) Ascertainment of just compensation

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 h) Appointment of commissioners;
commissioner’s report; court action upon
commissioner’s report
i) Rights of plaintiff upon judgment and
payment
j) Effect of recording of judgment
k) Procedural peculiarities

0 Rule 67, Rules of Court

1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 388-430
2 NPC v. YCLA Sugar Development Corp., 712 SCRA 550 -
Lobrigo
3 Abad v. Fil-Homes Realty, November 24, 2010 - Senin
4 Republic v. Andaya, June 15, 2007 - Ramos

10. Foreclosure of real estate mortgage

a) Judgment on foreclosure for payment or sale
b) Sale of mortgaged property; effect
c) Disposition of proceeds of sale
d) Deficiency judgment
(i) Instances when court cannot render
deficiency judgment
e) Judicial foreclosure versus extrajudicial
foreclosure
f) Equity of redemption versus right of
redemption
g) Procedural peculiarities

0 Rule 68, Rules of Court

1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 431-476
2 Metropolitan Bank v. CP Promotions and Marketing Inc., 760
SCRA 59 Quiniquini
3 Robles v. Yapcinco, 739 SCRA 75 Trinidad
4 Goldenway Merchandising Corp. v. Equitable PCI Bank, March
13, 2013 - Au

11. Partition
a) Who may file complaint; who should be made
defendants
b) Matters to allege in the complaint for partition
c) Two stages in every action for partition
d) Order of partition and partition by agreement
e) Partition by commissioners; appointment of
commissioners, commissioner’s report; court

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 action upon commissioner’s report
f) Judgment and its effects
g) Partition of personal property
h) Prescription of action
i) Procedural peculiarities

0 Rule 69, Rules of Court

1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 477-491
2 Dadizon v. Bernadas, 588 SCRA 678 - Langkuno
3 Quimpo Sr. v. Vda. de Beltran, 545 SCRA 174 - Manda
4 Salas, Jr. v. Aguila, G.R. No. 202370, September 23, 2013 -
Custodio

12. Forcible entry and unlawful detainer

a) Definitions and distinction
b) Distinguished from accion publiciana and
accion reivindicatoria
c) How to determine jurisdiction in accion
publiciana and accion reivindicatoria
d) Who may institute the action and when;
against whom the action may be maintained
e) Pleadings allowed
f) Action on the complaint
g) When demand is necessary
h) Preliminary injunction and preliminary
mandatory injunction
i) Resolving defense of ownership
j) How to stay the immediate execution of
judgment
k) Summary procedure, prohibited pleadings
l) Procedural peculiarities

0 Rule 70, Rules of Court

1 Read: Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 492-611
2 Erorita v. Dumlao, 781 SCRA 551 - Chan
3 De la Cruz v. Hermano, 754 SCRA 231 - Asperga
4 Sugapo v. De Jesus, 756 SCRA 211 - Maranan
5 Manalang v. Bacani, January 12, 2015 - Vardeleon

13. Contempt
a) Kinds of contempt
b) Purpose and nature of each
c) Remedy against direct contempt; penalty
d) Remedy against indirect contempt; penalty

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 e) How contempt proceedings are commenced
f) Acts deemed punishable as indirect contempt
g) When imprisonment shall be imposed
h) Contempt against quasi-judicial bodies
i) Procedural peculiarities

0 Rule 71, Rules of Court

1 Read, Herrera, Remedial Law Vol. III, pp. 612-695
2 Baculi v. Judge Belen, April 20, 2009 - Barrantes
3 Garcia v. Manrique, October 12, 2012 - Mancenido
4 Balindong v. Court of Appeals, 773 SCRA 27 - Quadra
5 Pulumbarit v. CA, 772 SCRA 244 - Teepecuy
6 Tormis v. Paredes, 749 SCRA 505 - Brandez

14. Rule of Procedure in Environmental Cases

a) Writ of Kalikasan
b) Writ of Continuing Mandamus

15. Writ of Amparo

 The Rule on the Writ of Amparo

16. Writ of Habeas Data

 A.M. No. 08-1-16-SC (The Rule on the Writ of Habeas Data)

 Meralco v. Lim, G.R. No. 184769, October 5, 2010 - Sacapaño

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