Republic of the Philippines

NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Branch !" #anila
$P$% &IL'REDO T% #ARTINE(
and )IRGINIA A% #ARTINE(,
Plaintifs,
-versus- Civil Case No. 97-81921
E$PERAN(A CON$IGNA" ET% AL%,
Defendants.
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URGENT #OTION
TO *UA$+ &RIT O' E,ECUTION
Defendants thru counsel unto the Honorale Court res!ectfull" #ove
the Honorale Court to $uash the %rit of execution dated &!ril 18, 2''1
issued in the aove-entitled case and in su!!ort thereof state that(
1. )n *ul" 2, 2''1, defendants %ho are actual occu!ants of the
!re#ises su+ect of this case %ith the exce!tion of ,s!eran-a Consi.na and
/icardo 0on-ales, !ersonall" received fro# 1icente *. 2eves, 3herif 41, a
Notice to 1acate and surrender defendants5 res!ective !ortion of the su+ect
!ro!ert" %ithin 6 da"s fro# recei!t of the said notice in accordance %ith the
)rder .rantin. the issuance of a 7rit of ,xecution issued " this Honorale
Court.
2. 4t a!!ears that the said Notice to 1acate " virtue of the 7rit of
,xecution issued " this Honorale Court is null and void and %ithout le.al
efect for 8lac9 of due !rocess: and %ould serve in+ustice and ine$uit" to
defendants herein considerin. that the" %ere not !ro!erl" served notice of
the ;otion for 7rit of ,xecution and the suse$uent )rder .rantin. the 7rit
of ,xecution in favor of !laintifs. 2he )rder dated &!ril 18, 2''1 of the
Honorale Court s!ea9s %ell of this situation %hen it !rovides as follo%s(
8in the asence of an" co##ent or o!!osition
thereto " the defendants, it a!!earin. that the
)rder of this Court directin. the# to co##ent coul-
not be recei.e- b/ their counsel as the latter is
no lon0er resi-in0 at the 0i.en a--ress as !er
return of the Process 3erver of this Court dated
;arch 1<, 2''1, the #otion is here" .ranted.:
=,#!hasis ours.>
2.1 2he Process 3erver could have served the afore#entioned
)rder !rior to the )rder of &!ril 18, 2''1 as %ell as the )rder .rantin.
the %rit of execution !ersonall" to defendants %ho %ere individuall"
na#ed in the case at ar or could have availed of sustituted service
or other re#ed" under the /ules of Court onl" to satisf" due !rocess
for the validit" of the $uestioned %rit of execution.
<. 2he 7rit of ,xecution therefor, %as !re#aturel" and
i#!rovidentl" issued there" #a9in. the Notice to 1acate e$uall" void and
none existent thus, it %ould onl" e !ro!er for the Honorale Court to recall
or $uash the sa#e, so that it %ill have the o!!ortunit" to rectif" or !ut in
!ro!er order the !roceedin.s of the case, in line %ith the rulin. of the
3u!re#e Court, in the case of Delos 3antos vs. ?atco, ,t. &l., @-1<9<2 that(
8& +ud.e #a" $uash a %rit of execution on the
.round that it %as !re#aturel" or i#!rovidentl"
issued.:
Aor(
8 BDue !rocess of la%5 conte#!lates notice and
o!!ortunit" to e heard efore +ud.#ent is rendered
afectin. one5s !erson or !ro!ert".: =@o!e- vs.
Director of @ands, C7 Phil. 2<D 3icat vs. /e"es, 1''
Phil. 6'6.>
C. 7ith the sa#e !ersuasion is the fact that defendants %ere
alread" aandoned " their counsel of record %ho fro# ti#e to ti#e infor#s
the# of an" develo!#ent in the aove-entitled case %hich #a9es 8#aterial
chan.e in the situation of the !arties after rendition of +ud.#ent:.
C.1 4n the case of &#or vs. *ose, 77 Phil. 7'<, the 3u!re#e
Court held that the co.ni-ant court #a" $uash the %rit of execution
%here there had een a chan.e in the situation of the !arties %hich
#a9es the issuance of a %rit of execution ine$uitale.
6. )viousl" enou.h, the afore#entioned circu#stances %ould
render ade$uate, suservient to the !rinci!le of +ustice and e$uit", not onl"
the recall or $uashal of the %rit of execution alread" issued ut also its sta"
in line %ith the rulin. laid do%n in the case of @aurel vs. &alos, <' 3C/& 281
reiterated in the case of Huala# Construction Dev5t. Cor!. vs. C&, 21C 3C/&
E12, %hich !rovides for the exce!tions to the rule on execution of +ud.#ent
even in cases of su##ar" nature li9e e+ect#ent %hich is a!!licale and
s$uarel" Fts in the case at ar. &ccordin.l"(
87here su!ervenin. events occurrin.
suse$uent to the +ud.#ent rin. aout a #aterial
chan.e in the situation of the !arties %hich #a9es
the execution ine$uitale, or %here there is no
co#!ellin. ur.enc" for the execution ecause it is
not +ustiFed " the !revailin. circu#stances, the
court #a" sta" i##ediate execution of the
+ud.#ent.:
E. ,$uall" encoura.in. is the !rece!t laid do%n in the case of D"
vs. Court of &!!eals, 196 3C/& 686, %hich %as announced this %ise(
8Nothin. is #ore settled than the rule that in
ever" liti.ation the parties thereto are entitle-
to -ue process an- if there is a -enial thereof
then the .ali-it/ of the procee-in0s is open to
1uestion. 2his !rinci!le should e oserved even in
cases %here the rules on su##ar" !rocedure are
a!!lied.: =,#!hasis ours.>
7. D? further e#!hasi-ed that an" +ud.#ent or order of the trial
court %hich dis!oses of the case, even execution !endin. a!!eal, 8cannot e
authori-ed %ithout !revious notice to the losin. !art" of such +ud.#ent or
order.: 2he rationale for the oservance of the said !rocess in the lan.ua.e
of D? is to(
8enale the losin. !art" to ta9e an"
a!!ro!riate ste!s to !rotect his interest %hen
%arranted. The losin0 part/ is entitle- to such
notice as an essential re1uire2ent of -ue
process3 other4ise" the entire procee-in0s
lea-in0 to the e5ecution of the 6u-02ent 2a/
be nulli7e- an- set asi-e.: =,#!hasis ours.>
8. Aurther, the execution of the Notice to 1acate %ould render the
executin. 3herif thereof liale for the conse$uences and da#a.es %hich
#a" co#e considerin. that the 7rit of ,xecution %ithin %hich it derives its
authorit" is le.all" i#!er#issile.
7H,/,A)/,, it is #ost res!ectfull" !ra"ed of the Honorale Court
that(
a.> the 7rit of ,xecution dated &!ril 28, 2''1 e
$uashed and set asideD
.> i##ediatel" u!on Flin. of this #otion an )rder e
issued directin. the executin. 3herif not to enforce the Notice to
1acateD and
c.> an )rder e issued directin. Defendants herein to Fle
their Co##ent or )!!osition to !laintifs5 ;otion for ,xecution
dated ;arch 2, 2''1.
3e!te#er 21, 2''E
ATT8% JO$EP+ P% LOPE(
C42? P/)3,CG2)/, ;@&.
;&N4@& C42? H&@@
Dear Honorale Cit" Prosecutor *ose!h P. @o!e-(
;a" 4 res!ectfull" re$uest fro# "our )Hce a %ritten authorit" to
re!resent the undersi.nedIs client as his !rivate !rosecutor under the direct
su!ervision and control of the Honorale Pulic Prosecutor.
2he case is PP. 1s. ,vel"n ,chas &.ito et al., doc9eted as Cri#. Case
No. 'C-2<1987, Jr. <, /2C- ;anila.
2han9 "ou ver" #uchK
3incererl" "ours,
ATT8% CARLO$ #% CARLO$
Gnit 2&, CC, 0reenhills 0arden 3$.