Amendment of Paragraph No. 5 of the Resolution Dated 8 June 2004 in A.M. No. 04-5-19-SC
OCA Circular No. 149-2018 amends the guidelines for handling undecided cases by judges who have been promoted or transferred within the same court level. The amendment clarifies that if a judge leaves a case undecided, the incumbent judge must refer it back to the previous judge unless that judge is unable to decide due to retirement, death, or incapacity. The presiding judge may decide the case if all parties agree in writing. Additionally, if the transferred judge remains within the same judicial region, they are required to handle the case at their own expense; if they move outside the province, they must receive the case records at their expense.
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- What is Amendment of Paragraph No. 5 of the Resolution Dated 8 June 2004 in A.M. No. 04-5-19-SC about?
- OCA Circular No. 149-2018 amends the guidelines for handling undecided cases by judges who have been promoted or transferred within the same court level. The amendment clarifies that if a judge leaves a case undecided, the incumbent judge must refer it back to the previous judge unless that judge is unable to decide due to retirement, death, or incapacity. The presiding judge may decide the case if all parties agree in writing. Additionally, if the transferred judge remains within the same judicial region, they are required to handle the case at their own expense; if they move outside the province, they must receive the case records at their expense.
- What type of law is OCA Circular No. 149-2018?
- Amendment of Paragraph No. 5 of the Resolution Dated 8 June 2004 in A.M. No. 04-5-19-SC (OCA Circular No. 149-2018) is a Philippine Supreme Court Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment of Paragraph No. 5 of the Resolution Dated 8 June 2004 in A.M. No. 04-5-19-SC enacted?
- Amendment of Paragraph No. 5 of the Resolution Dated 8 June 2004 in A.M. No. 04-5-19-SC (OCA Circular No. 149-2018) was enacted on Jul 10, 2018.
- What is the citation for Amendment of Paragraph No. 5 of the Resolution Dated 8 June 2004 in A.M. No. 04-5-19-SC?
- Amendment of Paragraph No. 5 of the Resolution Dated 8 June 2004 in A.M. No. 04-5-19-SC, OCA Circular No. 149-2018, Jul 10, 2018 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- OCA Circular No. 149-2018
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 10, 2018
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 149-2018
| TO | : | All Judges and Clerks of Court of the Second Level Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Amendment of Paragraph No. 5 of the Resolution Dated 8 June 2004 in A.M. No. 04-5-19-SC (Re: Resolution Providing Guidelines in the Inventory and Adjudication of Cases Assigned to Judges Who are Promoted or Transferred to Other Branches in the Same Court Level of the Judicial Hierarchy) |
Pursuant to the 19 June 2018 Resolution in A.M. No. 17-08-215-RTC (Re: Letter of Judge Maria Victoria A. Soriano-Villadolid, Regional Trial Court, Branch 24, Manila), the Court En BancRESOLVED to AMEND paragraph No. 5 of the Resolution dated 8 June 2004 in A.M. No. 04-5-19-SC (Re: Resolution Providing Guidelines in the Inventory and Adjudication of Cases Assigned to Judges Who are Promoted or Transferred to Other Branches in the Same Court Level of the Judicial Hierarchy), the full text of which is reproduced as follows:
5. Should any case be left undecided by the transferred/detailed/assigned judge, the incumbent judge shall automatically refer the said case to the previous judge for decision-making UNLESS the latter who substantially heard the case and before whom it was submitted for decision has in the meantime died, retired or for any reason has left the service, or has become disabled, disqualified, or otherwise incapacitated to decide the case.
Since the primary responsibility over a case belongs to the presiding judge of the branch to which it has been raffled or assigned, he may also decide the case to the exclusion of any other judge provided that all the parties agree in writing that the incumbent presiding judge should decide the same.
If the new station of the transferred judge is within the province of the judicial region of his/her former station, the case shall be decided in such station by the transferred judge who shall adjust his/her calendar to enable him/her to dispose of the undecided case at his/her own expense without sacrificing efficiency in the performance of his/her duties in his/her new station.
If the new station of the transferred judge is outside of the province in the judicial region of his/her former station, the records of the undecided case shall be delivered, either by personal service of (sic) by registered mail, to the transferred judge at his/her own expense.
In either case, the transferred judge shall return to his former branch the records of the case with the decision that the new judge shall promulgate in his stead. (Amendments in bold)
For your information, guidance and strict compliance.
(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
Cite This Law
Amendment of Paragraph No. 5 of the Resolution Dated 8 June 2004 in A.M. No. 04-5-19-SC, OCA Circular No. 149-2018, Jul 10, 2018 (Philippines)
Amendment of Paragraph No. 5 of the Resolution Dated 8 June 2004 in A.M. No. 04-5-19-SC, OCA Circular No. 149-2018 (Phil. 2018)
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