Adr Case Digests 2nd Batch Fajarito

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ADR Case Digests (2nd Batch) Ay. Fajarito

1. KOREA TEC!O"O#$E% CO. "TD&

.& 's.O!. A"BERTO A. "ERA

andAC$F$C #E!ERA" %TEE" A!*FACT*R$!# CORORAT$O! , #.R. !o. 1+,-1

Pettoner Korea Technologies Co., Ld. (KOGIES) is a Korean corporaton

which is engaged in he sppl! and insallaton o" Li#e$ed Perole% Gas (LPG)

C!linder %an"acring plans, while pri&ae responden Paci$c General Seel

'an"acring Corp. (PGS'C) is a do%estc corporaton.

On 'arch , **+, PGS'C and KOGIES eeced a Conrac- where/!

KOGIES wold se p an LPG C!linder 'an"acring Plan in Car%ona, Ca&ie. The

conrac was eeced in he Philippines. On 0pril +, **+, he partes eeced,

in Korea, an 0%end%en "or Conrac 1o. KLP2*+343 daed 'arch ,

**+-5 a%ending he er%s o" pa!%en. The conrac and is a%end%en stplaed

ha KOGIES will ship he %achiner! and "acilites necessar! "or %an"acring LPG

c!linders "or which PGS'C wold pa! 6S7 ,558,333. KOGIES wold insall and

initae he operaton o" he plan "or which PGS'C /ond isel" o pa! 6S7 439,333

pon he plans prodcton o" he 2:g. LPG c!linder sa%ples. Ths, he oal

conrac price a%oned o 6S7 ,43,333.

On Oco/er 8, **+, PGS'C enered ino a Conrac o" Lease -4 wih

;orh Propertes, Inc. (;orh) "or se o" ;orhs ,3+*2s#are %eer proper! wih

a 8,3452s#are %eer warehose /ilding o hose he LPG %an"acring plan.

S/se#enl!, he %achineries, e#ip%en, and "acilites "or he %an"acre o" LPG

c!linders were shipped, deli&ered, and insalled in he Car%ona plan. PGS'C paid

KOGIES 6S7 ,558,333.

, PGS'C in"or%ed KOGIES ha PGS'C was canceling heir

Conrac daed 'arch , **+ on he grond ha KOGIES had alered he #ant!and lowered he #ali! o" he %achineries and e#ip%en i deli&ered o PGS'C,

and ha PGS'C wold dis%anle and rans"er he %achineries, e#ip%en, and

"acilites insalled in he Car%ona plan.

On =ne , **>, KOGIES wroe PGS'C in"or%ing he laDer ha PGS'C

cold no nilaerall! rescind heir conrac nor dis%anle and rans"er he

%achineries and e#ip%en on %ere i%agined &iolatons /! KOGIES. I also insised

ha heir dispes shold /e seDled /! ar/iraton as agreed pon in 0rtcle , he

ar/iraton clase o" heir conrac.

Ths, on =l! , **>, KOGIES insted an 0pplicaton "or 0r/iraton

/e"ore he Korean Co%%ercial 0r/iraton oard (KC0) in Seol, Korea prsan o

0r. o" he Conrac as a%ended. On =l! 4, **>, KOGIES $led a Co%plain "or Speci$c Per"or%ance, agains

PGS'C /e"ore he 'ntnlpa Ci! Fegional Trial Cor (FTC). The FTC graned a

e%porar! resraining order (TFO) on =l! 8, **>, which was s/se#enl!

eended ntl =l! 55, **>.

In is co%plain, KOGIES alleged ha PGS'C had initall! ad%iDed ha he

chec:s ha were sopped were no "nded / laer on clai%ed ha i sopped

pa!%en o" he chec:s "or he reason ha heir &ale was no recei&ed as he

"or%er allegedl! /reached heir conrac /! alering he #ant! and lowering he

#ali! o" he %achiner! and e#ip%en insalled in he plan and "ailed o %a:e he

plan operatonal alhogh i earlier cert$ed o he conrar! as shown in a =anar!

55, **> Cert$cae. Li:ewise, KOGIES a&erred ha PGS'C &iolaed 0r. o" heir

Conrac, as a%ended, /! nilaerall! rescinding he conrac wiho resortng o

ar/iraton. KOGIES also as:ed ha PGS'C /e resrained "ro% dis%anling and

rans"erring he %achiner! and e#ip%en insalled in he plan which he laDer

hreaened o do on =l! 8, **>.

On /0y & 1& #%C 3ed an o44osi5on to the TRO arg0ing that

KO#$E% 6as not en5ted to the TRO since Art. 1-& the ar7itra5on ca0se& 6as n0

and 'oid 8or 7eing against 407ic 4oicy as it o0sts the oca co0rts o8 j0risdic5on

o'er the instant contro'ersy.

On =l! +, **>, PGS'C $led is 0nswer wih Co%plsor!

Conerclai%-* assertng ha i had he "ll righ o dis%anle and rans"er he

0nchori, 'ariano, H 'odeso

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%achineries and e#ip%en /ecase i had paid "or he% in "ll as stplaed in he

conrac ha KOGIES was no entled o he PhP *,333,333 co&ered /! he chec:s

"or "ailing o co%pleel! insall and %a:e he plan operatonal and ha KOGIES was

lia/le "or da%ages a%ontng o PhP 8,33,333 "or alering he #ant! and

lowering he #ali! o" he %achineries and e#ip%en.

RTC (/0y 2,& 1)J The FTC issed an Order den!ing he applicaton "or a

wri o" preli%inar! inncton, reasoning ha PGS'C had paid KOGIES 6S7

,558,333, he &ale o" he %achineries and e#ip%en as shown in he conracsch ha KOGIES no longer had propriear! righs o&er he%. Tha 0r. o" he

Conrac as a%ended was in&alid as i ended o os he rial cor or an! oher

cor risdicton o&er an! dispe ha %a! arise /eween he partes. KOGIES

pra!er "or an innct&e wri was denied.

On =l! 5*, **>, KOGIES $led is Fepl! o 0nswer and 0nswer o

Conerclai%. KOGIES denied i had alered he #ant! and lowered he #ali! o"

he %achiner!, e#ip%en, and "acilites i deli&ered o he plan. I a&erred ha

whae&er was n$nished was PGS'Cs "al since i "ailed o procre raw %aerials

de o lac: o" "nds.

KOGIES, on 0gs 8, **>, $led is 'oton "or Feconsideraton o" he =l!54, **> Order den!ing is applicaton "or an innct&e wri.

In he %eant%e, PGS'C $led a 'oton "or Inspecton o" Things o

deer%ine wheher here was indeed aleraton o" he #ant! and lowering o"

#ali! o" he %achineries and e#ip%en, and wheher hese were properl!

insalled. KOGIES opposed he %oton positng ha he #eries and isses raised in

he %oton "or inspecton "ell nder he co&erage o" he ar/iraton clase in heir

conrac.

FTC (On Sepe%/er 5, **>) issed an OrderJ

() grantng PGS'Cs %oton "or inspecton

(5) den!ing KOGIES %oton "or reconsideraton o" he =l! 54, **> FTC

Order and

(4) den!ing KOGIES %oton o dis%iss PGS'Cs co%plsor! conerclai%s

as hese conerclai%s "ell wihin he re#isies o" co%plsor! conerclai%s.

On Oco/er 5, **>, KOGIES $led an 6rgen 'oton "or

Feconsideraton-+ o" he Sepe%/er 5, **> FTC Order grantng inspecton o" he

plan and den!ing dis%issal o" PGS'Cs co%plsor! conerclai%s.

Ten da!s a?er, on Oco/er 5, **>, wiho waitng "or he resolton o"

is Oco/er 5, **> rgen %oton "or reconsideraton, KOGIES $led /e"ore he Cor

o" 0ppeals (C0) a petton "or certorari see:ing annl%en o" he =l! 54, **> and

Sepe%/er 5, **> FTC Orders and pra!ing "or he issance o" wris o" prohi/iton,

%anda%s, and preli%inar! inncton o enoin he FTC and PGS'C "ro%

inspectng, dis%anling, and rans"erring he %achineries and e#ip%en in he

Car%ona plan, and o direc he FTC o en"orce he speci$c agree%en on

ar/iraton o resol&e he dispe.

The FTC denied KOGIES rgen %oton "or reconsideraton and direced he

ranch SheriA o proceed wih he inspecton o" he %achineries and e#ip%en in

he plan on Oco/er 5>, **>. -*

CA9 rendered he assailed 7ecision a@r%ing he FTC Orders and dis%issing

he petton "or certorari $led /! KOGIES. The C0 "ond ha he FTC did no gra&el!

a/se is discreton in issing he assailed =l! 54, **> and Sepe%/er 5, **>

Orders. 'oreo&er, he C0 reasoned ha KOGIES conenton ha he oal conrac

price "or 6S7 ,43,333 was "or he whole plan and had no /een "ll! paid was

conrar! o he $nding o" he FTC ha PGS'C "ll! paid he price o" 6S7 ,558,333,

which was "or all he %achineries and e#ip%en. 0ccording o he C0, his

deer%inaton /! he FTC was a "acal $nding /e!ond he a%/i o" a petton "or

certorari.

On the iss0e o8 the 'aidity o8 the ar7itra5on ca0se, he C0 agreed wihhe lower cor ha an ar/iraton clase which pro&ided "or a $nal deer%inaton

o" he legal righs o" he partes o he conrac /! ar/iraton was agains p/lic

polic!.

On the iss0e o8 non4ay:ent o8 doc;et 8ees and non FTC Order which was he plain, speed!, and ade#ae re%ed!

a&aila/le.0ccording o he C0, he FTC %s /e gi&en he opporni! o correc an!

alleged error i has co%%iDed, and ha since he assailed orders were

inerlocor!, hese canno /e he s/ec o" a petton "or certorari.

$ss0es9

) =O! the o6nershi4 o8 :achinery and 8acii5es as a >0es5on o8 8act is

7eyond 4e55on 8or cer5orari?

0nchori, 'ariano, H 'odeso 5

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5) =O! ar7itra5on ca0se in Ar5ce 1- o8 the contract is n0 and 'oid 8or

7eing contrary to 407ic 4oicy and 8or o0s5ng the co0rts o8 j0risdic5on?

4) =O! co0ntercai:s do not need 4ay:ent o8 doc;et 8ees and cer53ca5on

o8 non FTC Order which denied he issance o" he innct&e wri had alread! /een

denied. Ths, KOGIES onl! re%ed! was o assail he FTCs inerlocor! order &ia a

petton "or certorari nder Fle 9.

The Sepe%/er 5, **> FTC Order directng he /ranch sheriA o inspec

he plan, e#ip%en, and "acilites when he is no co%peen and :nowledgea/le

on said %aDers is e&idenl! awed and de&oid o" an! legal sppor. Indeed, here is

real and i%%inen hrea o" irrepara/le desrcton or s/santal da%age o

KOGIES e#ip%en and %achineries. ;e $nd he resor o certorari /ased on he

gra&el! a/si&e orders o" he rial cor sans he rling on he Oco/er 5,

**> %oton "or reconsideraton o /e proper.

The Core $ss0e9 Ar5ce 1- o8 the Contract

0rtcle . Arbitraon.0ll dispes, conro&ersies, or diAerences which %a!

arise /eween he partes, o o" or in relaton o or in connecton wih his

Conrac or "or he /reach hereo", shall $nall! /e seDled /! ar/iraton in

Seol, Korea in accordance wih he Co%%ercial 0r/iraton Fles o" he

Korean Co%%ercial 0r/iraton oard. The a6ard rendered 7y the

ar7itra5on(s) sha 7e 3na and 7inding 04on 7oth 4ar5es concerned.

Pettoner clai%s he FTC and he C0 erred in rling ha he ar/iraton clase is nll

and &oid.

Pettoner is correc.

Esa/lished in his risdicton is he rle ha he law o" he place where heconrac is %ade go&erns.Lex loci contractus. The conrac in his case was

per"eced here in he Philippines. There"ore, or laws ogh o go&ern. 1oneheless,

0r. 5388 o" he Ci&il Code sanctons he &alidi! o" %all! agreed ar/iral clase

or he $nali! and /inding eAec o" an ar/iral award. 0r. 5388 pro&ides, Any

s540a5on that the ar7itrators a6ard or decision sha 7e 3na& is 'aid , wiho

predice o 0rtcles 534>, 534* and 5383. (E%phasis spplied.)

0rs. 534>,-4 534*,-45 and 5383-44 a/o&ecied re"er o insances where a

co%pro%ise or an ar/iral award, as applied o 0r. 5388 prsan o 0r. 5384,-48 %a! /e &oided, rescinded, or annlled, / hese wold no denigrae he $nali!

o" he ar/iral award.

The ar/iraton clase was %all! and &olnaril! agreed pon /! he

partes. I has no /een shown o /e conrar! o an! law, or agains %orals, good

cso%s, p/lic order, or p/lic polic!. There has /een no showing ha he partes

ha&e no deal wih each oher on e#al "ootng. ;e $nd no reason wh! he

ar/iraton clase shold no /e respeced and co%plied wih /! /oh partes.

Ar7itra5on ca0se not contrary to 407ic 4oicy

The ar/iraton clase which stplaes ha he ar/iraton %s /e done

in Seol, Korea in accordance wih he Co%%ercial 0r/iraton Fles o" he KC0,


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and ha he ar/iral award is $nal and /inding, is no conrar! o p/lic polic!. This

Cor has sanctoned he &alidi! o" ar/iraton clases in a catena o" cases. ,

he Philippines co%%iDed isel" o /e /ond /! he 'odel Law. ;e ha&e e&en

incorporaed he 'odel Law in Fep/lic 0c 1o. (F0) *5>, oherwise :nown as

he 0lernat&e 7ispe Fesolton 0c o" 5338 . ;hile F0 *5> was passed onl! in

5338, i noneheless applies in he insan case since i is a procedral law which has

a reroact&e eAec. Li:ewise, KOGIES $led is applicaton "or ar/iraton /e"ore heKC0 on =l! , **> and i is stll pending /ecase no ar/iral award has !e /een

rendered. Ths, F0 *5> is applica/le o he insan case. ;ell2seDled is he rle

ha procedral laws are consred o /e applica/le o actons pending and

ndeer%ined a he t%e o" heir passage, and are dee%ed reroact&e in ha

sense and o ha een. 0s a general rle, he reroact&e applicaton o" procedral

laws does no &iolae an! personal righs /ecase no &esed righ has !e aDached

nor arisen "ro% he%.-85

0%ong he pertnen "eares o" F0 *5> appl!ing and incorporatng he

61CITF0L 'odel Law are he "ollowingJ

(1) The RTC :0st re8er to ar7itra5on in 4ro4er cases

6nder Sec. 58, he FTC does no ha&e risdicton o&er dispes ha are

properl! he s/ec o" ar/iraton prsan o an ar/iraton clase, and %andaes

he re"erral o ar/iraton in sch cases.

(2) Foreign ar7itra a6ards :0st 7e con3r:ed 7y the RTC

The recogniton and en"orce%en o" sch ar/iral awards shall /e $led wih

he Regiona Tria Co0rt in accordance wih he rles o" procedre o /e

pro%lgaed /! he Spre%e Cor. ha "oreign ar/iral awards when con$r%ed /!

he FTC are dee%ed no as a dg%en o" a "oreign cor / as a "oreign ar/iral

award, and when con$r%ed, are en"orced as $nal and eecor! decisions o" or

cors o" law.

Ths, i can /e gleaned ha he concep o" a $nal and /inding ar/iral

award is si%ilar o dg%ens or awards gi&en /! so%e o" or #asi2dicial /odies,

li:e he 1atonal La/or Felatons Co%%ission and 'ines 0ddicaton oard, whose

$nal dg%ens are stplaed o /e $nal and /inding, / no i%%ediael!

eecor! in he sense ha he! %a! stll /e diciall! re&iewed, pon he insance

o" an! par!.There"ore, he $nal "oreign ar/iral awards are si%ilarl! siaed in hahe! need $rs o /e con$r%ed /! he FTC.

(,) The RTC has j0risdic5on to re'ie6 8oreign ar7itra a6ards

The recogniton and en"orce%en o" sch ar/iral awards shall /e $led wih

he Regiona Tria Co0rt in accordance wih he rles o" procedre o /e

pro%lgaed /! he Spre%e Cor.

(+) #ro0nds 8or j0dicia re'ie6 di@erent in do:es5c and 8oreign ar7itra a6ards

The diAerences /eween a $nal ar/iral award "ro% an inernatonal or

"oreign ar/iral ri/nal and an award gi&en /! a local ar/iral ri/nal are he

speci$c gronds or conditons ha &es risdicton o&er or cors o re&iew he

awards.

Bor "oreign or inernatonal ar/iral awards which %s $rs /e con$r%ed

/! he FTC, he gronds "or seMng aside, reectng or &acatng he award /! he FTC

are pro&ided nder 0r. 48(5) o" he 61CITF0L 'odel Law.

Bor $nal do%estc ar/iral awards, which also need con$r%aton /! he FTC

prsan o Sec. 54 o" F0 >+9-88 and shall /e recognied as $nal and eecor!

decisions o" he FTC,-8 he! %a! onl! /e assailed /e"ore he FTC and &acaed on he

gronds pro&ided nder Sec. 5 o" F0 >+9. -89

(-) RTC decision o8 assaied 8oreign ar7itra a6ard a44eaa7e

Sec. 89 o" F0 *5> pro&ides "or an appeal /e"ore he C0 as he re%ed! o"

an aggrie&ed par! in cases where he FTC ses aside, reecs, &acaes, %odi$es, orcorrecs an ar/iral award. Therea?er, he C0 decision %a! "rher /e appealed or

re&iewed /e"ore his Cor hrogh a petton "or re&iew nder Fle 8 o" he Fles

o" Cor.

#%C has re:edies to 4rotect its interests

Ths, /ased on he "oregoing "eares o" F0 *5>, PGS'C %s s/%i o

he "oreign ar/iraton as i /ond isel" hrogh he s/ec conrac. ;hile i %a!

ha&e %isgi&ings on he "oreign ar/iraton done in Korea /! he KC0, i has

a&aila/le re%edies nder F0 *5>. Is ineress are dl! proeced /! he law which


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re#ires ha he ar/iral award ha %a! /e rendered /! KC0 %s /e con$r%ed

here /! he FTC /e"ore i can /e en"orced.

;ih or dis#isiton a/o&e, pettoner is correc in is conenton ha an

ar/iraton clase, stplatng ha he ar/iral award is $nal and /inding, does no

os or cors o" risdicton as he inernatonal ar/iral award, he award o"

which is no a/sole and wiho eceptons, is stll diciall! re&iewa/le nder

cerain conditons pro&ided "or /! he 61CITF0L 'odel Law on IC0 as applied and

incorporaed in F0 *5>.

Binall!, i %s /e noed ha here is nohing in he s/ec Conrac which

pro&ides ha he partes %a! dispense wih he ar/iraton clase.

*niatera rescission i:4ro4er and iega

0 par! %a! no nilaerall! rescind or er%inae he conrac "or whae&er

case wiho $rs resortng o ar/iraton. The ac o" reatng a conrac as

rescinded on accon o" in"ractons /! he oher conractng par! is &alid al/ei

pro&isional as i can /e diciall! assailed, is no applica/le o he insan case on

accon o" a &alid stplaton on ar/iraton. ;here an ar/iraton clase in a

conrac is a&ailing, neiher o" he partes can nilaerall! rea he conrac asrescinded since whae&er in"ractons or /reaches /! a par! or diAerences arising

"ro% he conrac %s /e /rogh $rs and resol&ed /! ar/iraton, and no hrogh

an eradicial rescission or dicial acton.

Corollaril!, he rial cor gra&el! a/sed is discreton in grantng PGS'Cs

'oton "or Inspecton o" Things on Sepe%/er 5, **>, as he s/ec %aDer o" he

%oton is nder he pri%ar! risdicton o" he %all! agreed ar/iral /od!, he

KC0 in Korea.

$ss0e on o6nershi4 o8 4ant 4ro4er 8or ar7itra5on

I is seDled ha #estons o" "ac canno /e raised in an original acton "or certorari.-8* ;heher or no here was "ll pa!%en "or he %achineries and e#ip%en and

insallaton is indeed a "acal isse prohi/ied /! Fle 9.


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said agree%en. The ar/iraor "ond ha 0S2C1 hreaened o er%inae he

agree%en de o is desire o co%pel ;I1S o re2negotae he er%s hereo" "or

higher "ees.


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,. ADA%O! A!A#EE!T CORORAT$O! 's. CA& AAC O"D$!#% #.R. !o.

1 ay 2& 1+

B0CTSJ 0da%son 'anage%en and Lcas 0da%son enered ino a conrac wih

0P0C 8,933.33 pls he

1e 0sse ale (10) o" 0da%son and 0da%son, Inc. he partes "ailed o agree

on a reasona/le 1e 0sse ale. This pro%ped he% o s/%i he case "orar/iraton in accordance wih Fep/lic 0c 1o. >+9, oherwise :nown as he

0r/iraton Law. 0r/iraton Co%%iDee rendered a decision $nding he 10 o" he

Co%pan! o /e P9+,>.33. 0ccording o he Co%%iDee, he a%on o"

P,89,333.33 which was clai%ed as inital 10 /! pettoners, was %erel! an

est%ae o" he Co%pan!Rs 10 which was stll s/ec o $nancial de&elop%ens.

The /asis "or his rling was Clase 4() o" he 0gree%en which $ed he said

a%on Clase (0) which de$ned 10 and pro&ided ha i shold /e co%ped in

accordance wih Clase +(0) Clase +(0) which direced he adiors o prepare in

accordance wih good accontng principles a /alance shee as o" c2oA dae which

wold inclde he goodwill and inangi/le asses, he ads%en agreed pon /!he partes, and he cos o" redee%ing pre"erred shares and Clase (E). The

Co%%iDee also held ha an! a%/igi! in he conrac shold no necessaril! /e

inerpreed agains herein pri&ae respondens /ecase he partes he%sel&es had

stplaed ha he dra? o" he agree%en was s/%iDed o pettoners "or appro&al

and ha he laDer e&en proposed changes which were e&enall! incorporaed in

he $nal "or% o" he 0gree%en. 0P0C


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a new conrac, as alleged /! herein pettoners / was a "aih"l applicaton o" he

pro&isions o" he 0gree%en. 1eiher was he award ar/irar! "or i was /ased on

he sae%ens prepared /! he SG which was chosen /! /oh partes o /e he

Nadiors.N

Lasl!, in assailing he decision o" he Cor o" 0ppeals, pettoners wold ha&e his

Cor /elie&e ha he responden cor held ha he decision o" he ar/iraors was

no s/ec o re&iew /! he cors. This was no he positon a:en /! heresponden cor.I is clear hen ha he Cor o" 0ppeals re&ersed he rial cor

no /ecase he laDer re&iewed he ar/iraton award in&ol&ed herein, / /ecase

he responden appellae cor "ond ha he rial cor had no legal /asis "or

&acatng he award.

Petton dis%issed.

+. E*!#=A $!D*%TR CO.& "TD.& v. D/ B*$"DER% CORORAT$O!&.

#.R. !O. 1- 9 Dece:7er & 2

B0CTSJ .33. The agree%en

conained an ar/iraton clase. The agreed price was no "ll! paid hence, D/

B0iders $led /e"ore he FTC o" Pero Princesa a Co%plain "or Nreach o"

Conrac, Collecton o" S% o" 'one! wih 0pplicaton "or Preli%inar! Inncton,

Preli%inar! 0Dach%en, and Pra!er "or TFO and 7a%agesN


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he %oton conending ha

pettoner was alread! esopped

"ro% as:ing "or he recall o" he

Order. Pettoner $led in he CI0C %oton o dis%iss

in"or%ing he CI0C ha i was a/andoning he

s/%ission o" he case o i and assertng ha

he FTC had original and eclsi&e risdicton

o&er Ci&il Case 1o. 485, inclding he $&e

isses re"erred o he CI0C.

The CI0C denied pettonerRs %oton o

dis%iss on he grond ha he 1o&e%/er 5+,

5333 Order had alread! /een sperseded /!

is order directng he dis%issal o" Ci&il Case

1o. 485 onl! inso"ar as he $&e is ses

re"erred o i were concerned.

The CI0C issed an Order seMng he

preli%inar! con"erence on 0pril 3, 533.

Pettoner $led wih he CI0C a %oton "or

reconsideraton o" he 'arch , 533 Order.

0pril , 533 2 Pettoner $led a 'oton o

Sspend proceedings /ecase o" he 'oton

o Fecall i $led wih he FTC.

0pril 9, 533 2 CI0C graned pettonerRs

%oton and sspended he hearings daed

0pril 3 and +, 533.

'a! 9, 533 2 he FTC issed a

Fesolton grantng pettonerRs

'oton o Fecall.

=ne , 533 2 Fesponden %o&ed

"or a reconsideraton o" he 'a!

9, 533 Fesolton and pra!ed "or

he dis%issal o" he case wiho

predice o he $ling o" a

co%plain wih he CI0C.

=ne , 533 2 Pettoner opposed

respondenRs %oton "or

reconsideraton and also pra!ed

"or he dis%issal o" he case /

wih predice.

=l! 9, 533 2 The FTC denied

respondenRs %oton "or

reconsideraton / saed ha

responden %a! $le a "or%al

%oton o dis%iss i" i so desired.

=l! 9, 533 2 Fesponden $led

wih he FTC a 'oton o 7is%iss

Ci&il Case 1o. 485 pra!ing "or he

dis%issal o" he co%plain wiho

predice o he $ling o" he

proper co%plain wih he CI0C.

On the sa:e day& the RTC granted

the :o5on 6itho0t 4rej0dice to

4e55oners co0ntercai:.

0gs , 533 2 Pettoner %o&ed

"or a reconsideraton o" he =l!9, 533 Order clai%ing i was

denied de process.

0gs +, 533 2 Fesponden $led wih he

CI0C a %oton "or he res%pton o" he

proceedings clai%ing ha he dis%issal o"

Ci&il Case 1o. 485 /eca%e $nal on 0gs 4,

533.

0gs , 533 2 Pettoner $led a coner2

%ani"esaton assertng ha he FTC Order

daed =l! 9, 533 was no !e $nal.

Pettoner reieraed he pra!er o dis%iss hecase.

0gs 5+, 533 2 CI0C issed an Order

%ainaining he sspension / did no rle

on pettonerRs 'oton o 7is%iss.

=anar! 55, 5335 2 CI0C issed an Order

seMng he case "or Preli%inar! Con"erence on

Be/rar! +, 5335.

Be/rar! , 5335 2 Pettoner $led a 'oton

"or Feconsideraton o" he =anar! 55, 5335

0nchori, 'ariano, H 'odeso *


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Order which also inclded a pra!er o resol&e

he 'oton "or Feconsideraton o" he =l! 9,

533 Order.

Be/rar! , 5335 2 CI0C denied pettonerRs

'oton "or Feconsideraton.

Be/rar! +, 5335 2 CI0C condced a

preli%inar! con"erence.

arch 1,& 22 < the RTC iss0ed a

Reso05on decaring the /0y 1&

21 Order 6hich dis:issed the

case 6itho0t 8orce and e@ect

and set the case 8or hearing on

ay ,& 22.

'arch , 5335 2 Pettoner $led a

'ani"esaton /e"ore he CI0C ha he CI0C

had no ahori! o hear he case.

'arch >, 5335 2 CI0C issed an Order seMng

he hearing on 0pril 5, 5335.

'arch 5, 5335 2 Pettoner $led a

'ani"esaton'oton ha he FTC had

recalled he =l! 9, 533 Order and had

assered risdicton o&er he entre case and

pra!ing "or he dis%issal o" he pending case.

arch 22& 22 < C$AC i ss0ed an Order

denying the o5on to Dis:iss 3ed 7y

4e55oner and hoding that the C$AC had

j0risdic5on o'er the case.

'arch 5, 5335 2 Fesponden

%o&ed "or a reconsideraton o" he

'arch 4, 5335 Order recalling he

=l! 9, 533 Order whichpettoner opposed.

'arch 59, 5335 2 CI0C ordered responden o

$le a repl! o pettonerRs 'arch 5, 5335

'ani"esaton.

/0ne 1& 22 < RTC denied

res4ondents o5on 8or

Reconsidera5on.

The partes, wiho waitng "or he repl! re#ired /! he CI0C, $led wo separae

pettons "or cerorariJ pettoner, on 0pril , 5335, doc:eed as C02G.F. SP 1o.

+333 and responden, on =l! , 5335, doc:eed as C02G.F. SP 1o. +95 wih he

C0. Pettoner is #estoning he risdicton o" he CI0C while responden is

#estoning he risdicton o" he FTC o&er he case.

C0 rled agains he pettoner. 'F denied.

ISS6EJ ;O1 he C0 is correc holding ha CI0C has risdiction o&er he case.


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gra&e a/se o" discreton a%ontng o lac: o" or ecess risdicton, /eing an

inerlocor! order, is no he proper s/ec o" a Petton "or $erorari.

0nchori, 'ariano, H 'odeso

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