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PLEADING PERIOD TO FILE EXTENDIBLE
Answer ordinary summons 15 days after service of summons Yes

Answer extraterritorial/by 60 days after notice/last publication Yes
publication
Answer defendant is a Resident agent: 15 days from receipt of Yes
foreign private juridical entity summons
Government official: 30 days from receipt
of summons
Answer amended complaint Matter of right: 15 days after notice Yes
Not a matter of right: 10 after notice
Answer counter/cross-claim 10 days from service Yes
Answer third/fourth-party 15 days after service of summons Yes
complaint
Answer supplemental 10 days from notice Yes
complaint
Answer after service of Bill of Within the period remaining to which he is No
Particulars entitled to file BUT not less than 5 days
Answer after denial of Motion Within the period remaining to which he is No
to Dismiss entitled to file BUT not less than 5 days
Answer complaint-in- 15 days from notice Yes
intervention
Answer Petition for Relief 15 days from receipt of order to file an Yes
from Judgments answer
Reply 10 days from service Yes
Motion for Bill of Particulars 15 days BUT before responding to a No
pleading
10 days if the pleading is a REPLY
Motion to Dismiss 15 days BUT before filing an answer No
Dismissal upon notice by 15 days BUT before service of an answer No
plaintif or motion for summary judgment
Dismissal upon motion of Any time Yes
plaintif
Manifestation defendants 15 days from notice of motion of No
counterclaim be resolved dismissal
Pre-trial Brief At least 3 days before date of pre-trial No
Demurrer to Evidence After the plaintif has completed the No
presentation of his evidence
Motion for Direct Judgment on 15 days or AFTER receipt of answer Yes
the Pleadings
Summary Judgment Plaintif: any time after an answer has Yes
been served
Defendant: any time
Motion for New Trial 15 days or within the period to file an No
appeal
Motion for Reconsideration 15 days or within the period to file an No
(final orders/decision) appeal
Petition for Relief from 60 days after petitioner learns of the No
Judgments/Orders judgment BUT not more than 6 months
after entry of judgment/order
Notice of Appeal 15 days after notice of the judgment Yes
Record on Appeal 30 days after notice of the judgment Yes
Appeal in Habeas Corpus 48 hours from notice of judgment No
Memorandum 15 days from notice Yes
Petition for Review 15 days from notice of judgment/decision Yes
Comment on the Petition for 10 days from notice of petition Yes
Review
Appellants Brief 45 days from notice Yes
Appellees Brief 45 days from receipt of appellants brief Yes
Appellants Reply Brief 20 days from receipt of appellees brief Yes
CIVIL CASES
PLEADING PERIOD TO FILE EXTENDABLE

Memorandum in Special Cases 30 days from receipt of the notice No
Petition for Review on 15 days from notice of judgment Yes
Certiorari
Petition for Annulment of Based on extrinsic fraud: 4 years from No
Judgment/Final Orders and discovery
Resolutions Based on lack of jurisdiction: before
barred by laches or estoppel
Withdrawal of appeal Matter of right: before filing of appellees No
brief or 45 days from notice
Not a matter of right: any time after Yes
receipt of appellees brief
Motion for Reconsideration (for 15 days from notice of judgment No
appealed cases)
Motion for New Trial (for 15 days or any time after the appeal has No
appealed cases) been perfected and before the Court of
Appeals loses jurisdiction
Petition for Certiorari 60 days from notice of judgment Yes
Motion for Reconsideration 60 days from notice of order No
(interlocutory order)
Request for Admission After an answer has been filed or after Yes
the issues have been joined
Written Interrogatories By leave of court: after jurisdiction has Yes
been obtained over any defendant or
over property which is subject of the
action
Without leave of court: after an answer
has been served
Answer to interrogatories 15 days after service Yes
Objections to interrogatories 10 days after service Yes
Cross-interrogatories 10 days after receipt of interrogatories Yes
Re-direct interrogatories 5 days after receipt of cross- Yes
interrogatories
Recross-interrogatories 3 days after receipt of re-direct Yes
interrogatories
Depositions By leave of court: after jurisdiction has Yes
been obtained over any defendant or
over property which is subject of the
action
Without leave of court: after an answer
has been served

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PLEADING PERIOD TO FILE EXTENDIBLE

Answer ordinary summons 15 days after service of summons Yes

PLEADING PERIOD TO FILE EXTENDABLE

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