REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Quezon City
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MICHAEL ROMERO,
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&'er(u(& CIVIL CASE NO. 13-12345
MARIO DINGLASAN,
De$en)ant%
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MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
CO+ES NO,% te De$en)ant -y i( un)er(i.ne) coun(e# an) unto
ti( Honora-#e Court re(/ect$u##y 0o'e( $or te )i(0i((a# o$ te co0/#aint%
1it /re2u)ice% )ue to /#ainti$$3( $ai#ure to /ro(ecute a( /ro'i)e) $or in Ru#e
45 Section 6 o$ te Ru#e( o$ Court% 1ic /ro'i)e(7
Sec. 3 Dismissal due to fault of plaintiff. - If, for no justifiable cause,
the plaintiff fails to appear on the date of the presentation of his evidence in
chief on the complaint, or to prosecute his action for an unreasonable length
of time, or to comply with these ules or any order of the court, the
complaint may be dismissed upon motion of the defendant or upon the
court!s own motion, without prejudice to the right of the defendant to
prosecute his counterclaim in the same or in a separate action. "his
dismissal shall have the effect of an adjudication upon the merits, unless
otherwise declared by the court.
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ARGUMENTS/di!"i#$
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-ut te coun(e# o$ te P#ainti$$ )i) not a//ear )ue to ur.ent 0atter( 1ic
re;uire) i( i00e)iate attention:
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)e#ay an) o-(truction o$ te (/ee)y )i(/o(ition o$ te ca(e -ut a#(o 0enta#
an) e0otiona# an.ui( on te /art te )e$en)ant:
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IN %ITNESS %HEREOF, I a'e ereunto a$$i*e) 0y (i.nature ti( 9999
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UNCLE SAM
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SU.SCRI.ED AND S%ORN to -e$ore 0e ti( 999 )ay o$
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Co00unity Ta* Certi$icate No:99999999999999999999 i((ue) on
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ATT/. FLOR IRIS .ATILLER
NOTARA PUBLIC
Co00i((ion Seria# No: 9999999999999
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PTR: No: @5!D?E 4F=F=>4=E Quezon City
Doc: No: 99999E
Pa.e No: 99999E
BooH No: 99999E
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