Submission of preliminary conference briefs, C6S20 CPRA

Section 20, Canon VI SECTION 20. Submission of preliminary conference briefs. - Immediately upon receipt of the verified answer, the Investigating Commissioner shall send a notice to the parties and counsels to simultaneously file, within a non-extendible period of ten (10) calendar days from receipt of the notice, their respective preliminary conference briefs which shall contain the following: (a) Admissions; (b) Stipulation of facts; (c) Definition of issues; (d) Judicial affidavits and marked exhibits, accompanied by the lawyer's certification that the attached documents are the genuine or faithful reproductions of the original in his or her custody or possession; (e) Such other matters as may aid in the prompt disposition of the action. (2023 Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability or CPRA) 1. Submission of preliminary conference briefs a. Preliminary conference briefs After receiving the verified answer, the Investigating Commissioner is required to immediately “send a notice to the parties and counsels to simultaneously file” “their respective preliminary conference briefs which shall contain the following”: 1) Admissions; 2) Stipulation of facts; 3) Definition of issues; 4) Judicial affidavits and marked exhibits, accompanied by the lawyer's certification that the attached documents are the genuine or faithful reproductions of the original in his or her custody or possession; 5) Such other matters as may aid in the prompt disposition of the action. 1) N...