FLOWCHART FOR RULES 22 AND 24

Parties to file their respective INITIATORY PLEADING and ANSWER

Court orders Parties to submit themselves to MEDIATION and if necessary, to JDR

FAILED JDR
Parties may Resort to Modes of
30 days from Notice Discovery [Sec. 22.3]
issued by the Court

Parties will submit JUDICIAL AFFIDAVITS AND EVIDENCE. [Sec. 22.2(a)]

15 days from Notice Comparison of Original vs. Copies before
issued by the Court the Clerk of Court [Sec. 22.2 c]

Parties will submit DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE. [Sec.

15 days from 22.4(a)]
submission by parties

Court will prepare FINAL TERMS OF REFERENCE. [Sec. 22.4(g)]

Notice of Preliminary
Conference [Sec. 22.5]

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE [Secs. 22.6 to 22.9]

All parties and counsels are

required to attend [Sec. 22.6]

Court may issue judgment or dismiss

the case. [Sec. 22.9(e)]

Court will issue the ORDER OF TRIAL. [Sec. 22.9(d)]

Judge determines mode of trial or Parties may choose alternate trial by unanimous agreement [Sec. 24.3]

ALTERNATE TRIAL REGULAR FACE-TO-FACE TRIAL SIMPLE FACE-TO-FACE TRIAL

Oral arguments [Sec. 24.13(b)(2)]

After ALL issues have been heard.

Court will render Oral

30 days
decision [Sec. 24.13(b)(1)]

Parties will submit MEMORANDUM or DRAFT DECISION [Sec. 24.13]

If Alternate or Regular Face-to-Face Trial If Simple Face-to-Face Trial

[Sec. 24.13 (a)(1)] 1) court may order winning party to submit a memorandum or draft
decision within 30 days from oral judgment [Sec. 24.13 (b)(3)]
Court may allow Oral
2) in place of oral judgment court may require each party to submit a
Arguments [Sec.24.13 (a) (2)]
memorandum or draft decision 30 days from date trial ended
10 days from [Sec. 24.13 (b)(4)]
submission of
Memorandum or
90 days from Oral Arguments Draft Decision 60 days from Oral Judgment or End of Trial [Sec 24.13 (b)(5)]
[Sec.24.13 (a)(3)]
Court will issue WRITTEN DECISION [Sec. 24.13]