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Motion To Dissolve TRO

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Republic of the Philippines

7th Judicial Region


REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF CEBU
Branch 14, Cebu City

RENEE VALENCIA BHAGWANDAS,


Plaintiff,

- versus - Case No. CEB-33560

SURESH BHAGWANDAS,
Defendant.
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URGENT MOTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF EX-PARTE


TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

COMES NOW, the defendant, by the undersigned counsel, most

respectfully states, THAT:

1. An ex-parte Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) was issued by this

Court on August 21, 2007 which was received by the defendant on

August 23, 2007;

2. This ex-parte TRO was issued for a period of twenty (20) days from

receipt by the defendant of the order;

3. The defendant believes that there were no justifiable grounds for

the issuance of the ex-parte TRO without the conduct of a

summary hearing as required under Section 5 of Rule 58;

4. Despite the allegations of the plaintiff in the complaint and her

supporting affidavits, the defendant has manifested, during the

Preliminary Conference of this case on August 28, 2007 that the

vehicles alleged to be part of the family business and found at the

Sure Auto Plaza were all consigned units and not registered in the

defendant's name;

5. Moreover, the defendant's only means of livelihood are the

commissions that he earns from the sale of these vehicles on

consignment;
6. It is submitted that the fact that a preliminary attachment was

already issued by the Court on August 13, 2007 obviates the need

for the issuance of the ex-parte TRO considering that by attaching

all properties, real or personal, of the defendant, there would no

longer be any “great and irreparable” injury suffered by the

plaintiff;

7. The conduct of the summary hearing as required by the rules

would have precluded the issuance of the questioned ex-parte

TRO;

8. It is the defendant who stands to suffer grave and irreparable

injury by the continuation of the ex-parte TRO considering that he

no longer has any means of earning a living and he is now the

subject of plaintiff's motion for support pendente lite of which if

granted would make it impossible for him to comply;

9. Additionally, the defendant is in grave danger of being sued by the

consignors of the vehicles in his custody or the subject of a third-

party complaint now that one of the owners of the vehicles has

submitted a third party claim before this Honorable Court;

10. The defendant is also obligated to pay for the rental and

other expenses of his business which is in grave danger of being

closed because he could not comply with these obligations;

11. The very reason that the Supreme Court promulgated

Administrative Circular No. 20-95, which is now incorporated in

Sections 4 and 5 of Rule 58, is to prevent the precipitate issuance

of Temporary Restraining Orders Ex-Parte;

12. It is respectfully submitted that the grounds relied upon by

the plaintiff for the issuance of an ex-parte TRO are not present in

this case and thus the absence of a summary hearing for the
determination of its issuance makes the same irregularly issued

and must be dissolved immediately;

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the defendant prays that the

Honorable Court grant this motion and recall or dissolve the Ex-Parte

Temporary Restraining Order issued on August 22, 2007;

Done this 10th day of September 2007 in Cebu City, Philippines.

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