July 2, 2007

OCA CIRCULAR NO. 66-07

TO : All Concerned Judges and Clerks of Court of the Regional Trial Courts

RE : Inventory of Election Contests (Election Protest/Petition for Quo Warranto)

 

The Supreme Court has issued the Rules of Procedure in Election Contests Before the Courts Involving Municipal and Barangay Officials (A.M. No. 07-4-15-SC dated April 24, 2007). Pursuant thereto, some branches of the Regional Trial Courts were designated as special courts to try and decide election contests involving elective municipal officials. In stations where there are no courts designated as such, said cases shall be raffled among the branches thereat. Single sala courts are considered special courts for the purpose. EITcaD

In connection therewith, you are hereby directed to submit a report on election contests pending in your respective courts in accordance with the attached form (stating therein the case number, date filed, title of the case, nature, date of summons, date of preliminary conference and latest status).

The report shall be submitted to the Court Management Office, Office of the Court Administrator, immediately upon receipt hereof, but not later than July 31, 2007 using the attached form.

Strict compliance is hereby enjoined.

(SGD.) CHRISTOPHER O. LOCKCourt Administrator

ATTACHMENT

Inventory of Election Cases

(Election Protest/Petition for Quo Warranto)

				Nature
	Case	Date		(election protest/	Date of	Date of
No.	No.	filed	Title of the Case	petition for quo	Summons	Preliminary	Latest Status
				warranto)		Conference
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Prepared by:	__________________
		Clerk-in-Charge
Verified by:	___________________
		Clerk of Court
Noted by:		______________________
		Judge