REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION LAS PINAS CITY, BRANCH 143
BRYAN ESPERANCILLA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
CIVIL CASE NO. 15 88888 for DAMAGES
MARK CANTOS,
!f!n"ant, MOTION TO DISMISS
CO#E NO$, EFENANT, %& '()ns!l an" )nt( t*is H(n(+a%l! C()+t, (st +!s-!'tf)ll& (v! f(+ t*! "isissal (f t*! a%(v!'a-ti(n!" 'as! )-(n t*! a+/)!nt0 THA THAT THE THE PLAI PLAINT NTIF IFF F HAS HAS NO LEGA LEGAL L CAP CAPACITY CITY TO SUE SUE THE THE CO#P CO#PLA LAIN INT T FAILE TO STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION THAT A CONITION PRECEENT FOR FILING THE CLAI# HAS NOT BEEN CO#PLIE $ITH.
II. DISCUSSION PLAINTIFF HAS NO LEGAL CAPACITY TO SUE Se. 5, R!"e # of $%e R!"e& of Co!r$ 2*i'* -!+tains t( #in(+ (+ In'(-!t!nt
-!+s(ns -+(vi"!s t*at a in(+ (+ -!+s(n all!/!" t( %! in'(-!t!nt, a& s)! (+ %! s)!", 2it* t*! assistan'! (f *is fat*!+, (t*!+, /)a+"ian, (+ if *! *as n(n!, a /)a+"ian a" lit!. Plaintiff, %!in/ (nl& s!v!nt!!n &!a+s (f a/! *as n( l!/al 'a-a'it& t( s)! an" 'ann(t fil! an& 'as! in '()+t 2it*()t t*! l!/al assistan'! an" +!-+!s!ntati(n (f t*! -!(-l! !nti(n!" in t*! a%(v! +)l!. T*)s, *avin/ n( l!/al 'a-a'it&, '(-laint fil!" %& t*! -laintiff *as n( l!/al !ff!'t.
THE COMPLAINT DOES NOT STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION.
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)st %! %as!" (n a 'a)s! (f a'ti(n. As "!fin!" %& t*! +)l!s, a 'a)s! (f a'ti(n is t*! a't
(+ (issi(n %& 2*i'* a -a+t& vi(lat!s a +i/*t (f an(t*!+. It is t*! "!li't (+ 2+(n/f)l a't (+ (issi(n '(itt!" %& t*! "!f!n"ant in vi(lati(n (f t*! -+ia+& +i/*t (f t*! -laintiff. T( %! s)ffi'i!nt, a 'a)s! (f a'ti(n )st a--!a+ f+( t*! fa'! (f t*! '(-laint. In t*! 'as! at %a+, "!f!n"ant +!s-!'tf)ll& s)%it t*at t*! '(-laint is 2antin/ (n t*is -a+ti')la+ att!+ an" t*! t!st is 2*!t*!+ t*! '()+t 'an +!n"!+ a vali" )"/!nt (n t*! '(-laint %as!" (n t*! fa'ts all!/!" an" t*! -+a&!+ as!" f(+. In"!!", t*! !l!!nta+& t!st f(+ fail)+! t( stat! a 'a)s! (f a'ti(n is 2*!t*!+ t*! '(-laint all!/!s fa'ts 2*i'* if t+)! 2()l" )stif& t*! +!li!f "!an"!". Onl& )ltiat! fa'ts an" n(t l!/al '(n'l)si(ns (+ !vi"!ntia+& fa'ts, 2*i'* s*()l" n(t %! all!/!" in t*! '(-laint in t*! fi+st -la'!, a+! '(nsi"!+!" f(+ -)+-(s!s (f a--l&in/ t*! t!st. A--l&in/ t*is t( t*! '(-laint, -laintiff fail!" t( stat! t*! "aa/!s s)ff!+!" %& *i 2*i'* 2()l" %! t*! +!as(n f(+ filin/ *is 'as!. T*! -laintiff als( fail!" t( !sta%lis* t*! !5ist!n'! (f *is +i/*t t*+()/* 2*i'* 2as all!/!"l& vi(lat!" %& #+. Cant(s as t*!+! 2as n(t*in/ !nti(n!" a%()t a '(nt+a't (+ sti-)lati(n !nt!+!" int( %& t*! -a+ti!s.
THE CONDITION PRECEDENT OF ENTERING INTO A BARANGAY CONCILIATATION PROCEEDINGS BEFORE FILING THE CASE IN COURT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLIED *ITH.
Se$'o( #, of P.D. 15+8 stat!s t*at "is-)t!s %!t2!!n (+ a(n/ -!+s(ns a't)all&
+!si"in/ in t*! sa! %a+an/a& s*all %! %+()/*t f(+ ai'a%l! s!ttl!!nt %!f(+! t*! L)-(n (f sai" %a+an/a&. T*(s! inv(lvin/ a't)al +!si"!nts (f "iff!+!nt %a+an/a&s 2it*in t*! sa! 'it& (+ )ni'i-alit& s*all %! %+()/*t inn t*! %a+an/a& 2*!+! t*! +!s-(n"!nt (+ an& (f t*! +!s-(n"!nts a't)all& +!si"!s, at t*! !l!'ti(n (f t*! '(-lainant. H(2!v!+, all "is-)t!s 2*i'* inv(lv!" +!al -+(-!+t& (+ an& int!+!st t*!+!in s*all %! %+()/*t in t*! %a+an/a& 2*!+! t*! +!al -+(-!+t& (+ an& -a+t t*!+!(f is sit)at!". T*! -laintiff +!si"!s at 44 Ba)*inia St., Ba+an/a& Gin!%+a, Las Pi6as Cit& 2*il! t*! "!f!n"ant +!si"!s at 78 Na++a St., Ba+an/a& Gin!%+a, Las Pi6as Cit&. Sin'! t*! -laintiff an" t*! "!f!n"ant a+! +!si"in/ in t*! sa! %a+an/a&, it )st %! s!ttl!" fi+st in t*! L)-(n (f t*! sai" %a+an/a& %!f(+! filin/ a '(-laint t( t*! C()+t. T*! -laintiff 2*( *as a 'a)s! (f a'ti(n a/ainst t*! "!f!n"ant )st fi+st '(-l& 2it* t*! Ba+an/a& Ca-tain. T*)s, n(t *avin/ t*! '(n'iliati(n -+('!!"in/s, '(-laint fil!" %& t*! -laintiff is 2it*()t l!/al !ff!'t.
RELIEF
$HEREFORE, "!f!n"ant +!s-!'tf)ll& -+a& t*at t*! *!+!in '(-laint %! (+"!+!" "isiss!" (n t*! /+()n" (f la' (f )+is"i'ti(n (v!+ t*! -!+s(n (f t*! "!f!n"ant an" f(+ fail)+! (f t*! -laintiff t( stat! a 'a)s! (f a'ti(n.. Ot*!+ R!li!f, )st an" !9)ita%l! a+! als( -+a&!" f(+.
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