HABEAS CORPUS
UNDER RULE 102
2 kinds of cases
1) Illegal confinement or detention by which a person
is deprived of liberty
2) rightful custody of a person is withheld from the
person entitled thereto
~ Literal meaning: "produce the body"
= Proceeding in rem
= Summary proceeding
Guiinialy teceeuing
= Which court has jurisdiction?
1) Supreme Court or any Justice
2) Court of Appeals or any Justice
3) RTC or any judge
~ Habeas corpus is not allowed when a person is
deprived of liberty in the following instances:
1) By virtue of a lawful process issued by a court or
judge having jurisdiction
2) By virtue of a judgment or order of a court of
record having jurisdiction
= Aperson shall not be discharged pursuant to a writ of
habeas corpus in the following situations:
4) Whan he ie charned with an affance
+ Aperson shall not be discharged pursuant to a writ of
habeas corpus in the following situations:
1) When he is charged with an offense
2) When he is convicted of an offense
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3) When he is imprisoned under a lawful judgment
- Writ of habeas corpus - equivalent to summons,
through which the court acquires jurisdiction over the
person of the respondent= Writ of habeas corpus - equivalent to summons,
through which the court acquires jurisdiction over the
person of the respondent
= Verified return - equivalent to answer in ordinary civil
actions
HABEAS CORPUS - CHILDREN
= Which court has jurisdiction?
- Family Courts; if none, regular courts
Venue
- Where petitioner resides or the minor may be found
Venue
~ Where petitioner resides or the minor may be found
+ Thorton vs. Thornton, GR 154598 (2004)
~ The Family Courts Act (RA 8369) did not deprive
the SC and CA of jurisdiction to issue writs of
habeas corpus relating to custody of minors
although said Act gave Family Courts exclusive
original jurisdiction over such petitions.
= The choice of where to file the petition is based on
where the writ is to be enforced
~ RTC - judicial region; example: filed in Caloocan,
enforceable in Quezon City because these are
within the same National Capital Region
- CAand SC - Nationwide
Habeas corpus cases
Andal vs. People (1999)
Evangelista vs. Sistoza (2001)
People vs. Caco (1997)
Tujan-Militante vs. Cada-Deapera (2014)
Thornton vs. Thornton (2004)
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* Your assignment - read these cases, and get the
principles; distill these into a couple of sentences to
make them easy to remember
AMPARO
-_AM NO. 7-9-12-SC - Rule on the writ of amnaro,AMPARO
= AM NO. 7-9-12-SC - Rule on the writ of amparo
= Amparar - Spanish word: “to protect”
> Two situations
1. Enforced disappearances, actual or threatened
2. Extrajudicial killings, actual or threatened
Jurisdiction and venue
~ SC, CA, Sandiganbayan
- RTC where the threat, act or omission took place
= “The petitioner in an amparo case has the burden of
Jurisdiction and venue
~ SC, CA, Sandiganbayan
- RTC where the threat, act or omission took place
= “The petitioner in an amparo case has the burden of
proving by substatial evidence the indispensable
element of government participation.” (J. De Leon,
Special Proceedings: Essentials for Bench and Bar,
2015, pages 435-436)
> Cases:
1. Canlas vs. Napico Homeowners Association
(2008)
2. Reyes vs. Gonzales (2009)
3. Caram vs. Segui (2014)
4. De Lima vs. Gatdula (2013)
* Same assignment - Draw out and write the principles
of each case in a couple of sentences.
IMPORTANT CASE:
- The principles of accountability and responsibility in
writ of amparo cases - Read Burgos vs. Chief of Staff
G.R. No. 178497 (2014)= Who may file petition? Note the order of preference:
1. Aggrieved party
2. Any member of the immediate family (spouse,
children, parents)
3. Ascendant descendant, or collateral relative of the
aggrieved party within the 4th civil degree of
consanguinity or affinity, in default of those
mentioned above
4. Any concerned citizen, organization, association
or institution, if there is no known member of the
immediate family or relative of the aggrieved party
HABEAS DATA
HABEAS DATA
- AM No. 08-1-16-SC - Rule on the Writ of Habeas
Data
- To protect a person's right to control information
regarding one’s self
= Right to privacy in life, liberty and security
- Refers to unlawful act or omission by a public official
or employee, or a private individual or entity engaged
in gathering, collecting or storing data or information
regarding the person, family, home and
correspondence of the aggrieved party
‘correspondence ot the aggrieved party
= Jurisdiction and venue
1. SC
2 CA
3. Sandiganbayan
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4. RTC where petitioner or respondent resides, or
which has jurisdiction over the place where the
data or information is gathered, collected or
stored, at the option of the petitioner‘4, RTC where petitioner or respondent resides, or
which has jurisdiction over the place where the
data or information is gathered, collected or
stored, at the option of the petitioner
= Remedies that the court may grant
1. Grant access to the database or information
2. Enjoin the act complained of
3. Incase the database or information contains
erroneous data, order its deletion, destruction or
rectification
KALIKASAN
= AM No. 09-6-8-SC Rules of Procedure for
Environmental Cases - Writ of Kalikasan
= Actual or threatened violation of the right to a
balanced and healthful ecology, committed by a
public official or employee, or private individual or
entity, involving environmental damage of such
magnitude as to prejudice the life, health and property
of inhabitants in two or more cities or provinces
= Who may avail of the writ?
1. Natural or juridical person
2.Entity authorized by law
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magnitude as to prejudice the life, health and property
of inhabitants in two or more cities or provinces
= Who may avail of the writ?
1. Natural or juridical person
2. Entity authorized by law
3.People's organizations, NGOs, any public
interest group accredited by or registered with
any government agency on behalf of persons
whose constitutional right to a balanced and
healthful ecology is violated.
Page 7089~ Discovery measues
1. Ocular inspection
2. Production or inspection of documents or things
PROHIBITED PLEADINGS &
MOTIONS
AMPARO
1. Motion to dismiss:
PROHIBITED PLEADINGS &
MOTIONS
AMPARO
Motion to dismiss;
Motion for extension of time to file return;
Motion for postponement;
Motion for a bill of particulars;
Counterclaim or cross-claim;
Third-party complaint;
Reply; and
Motion to declare respondent in default
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1. Intervention
2. Memorandum
3. Motion for reconsideration of interlocutory orders
or interim relief orders
4. Petition for certiorari, prohibition, mandamus
against interlocutory order
KALIKASAN
1. Motion to dismiss;
2. Motion for extension of time to file return;
3. Motion for postponemer
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4. Motion for a bill of particulars;
5. Counterclaim or cross-claim;
6. Third-party complai
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Reply; and
Motion to declare respondent in default.
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