An initiatory pleading properly filed shall be assigned a
docket or G.R. (General Register) number, which shall identify the case for record purposes until its termination under the Rules of Court. Real party in interest is the person or entity whose rights are involved and stands to gain from a lawsuit or petition even though the plaintiff who filed suit is someone else, often called a "nominal" plaintiff. Real party in interest is the person or entity who has the right to bring suit even though someone else would ultimately benefit from the suit if it is successful Fortuitous is happening by accident or chance rather than design. RTC – Regional Trail Courts Petitioner refers to the party who petitioned the Supreme Court to review the case. This party is variously known as the petitioner or the appellant Respondent responding to the petition and is also known as the appellee Plaintiff the party who initiates a lawsuit (against the defendant) Defendant in a civil matter, the party sued by the plaintiff; in a criminal matter, the party who is prosecuted. Rebuttal is evidence or arguments introduced to counter, disprove, or contradict the opposing party's evidence or argument, either at trial or in a reply brief. CA Court of Appeal Dispositive portion or the fallo is what actually constitutes the resolution of the court and which is the subject of execution, although the other parts of the decision may be resorted to in order to determine the ratio decidendi for such a resolution.