Professional Documents
Culture Documents
I. Entry of Appearance
Lawyer: Good Morning/Afternoon Your Honor, I am Atty. Sarita G. Alvarado, appearing for
the Plaintiff in this case, _______________, represented by its ________________, __________________.
We are ready Your Honor.
Judge: Whats your pleasure?
II. Pending Incident
Lawyer: I would like to proceed with the presentation of evidence ex-parte your honor, on
account of the order granting our motion to declare the Defendant in default issued on
________________. With your permission.
Judge: Proceed.
III. Presentation/Offer of Testimony
Lawyer: For my first witness, I would like to call on ____________________. I would like to offer
her testimony to identify and affirm the due execution and contents of:
1. Her Judicial Affidavit dated ______________.
2. Annexes.
IV. Preliminaries
Clerk: [Oath]
Judge: Your witness.
Lawyer: Kindly state your name and personal circumstances for the record.
V. Direct
Lawyer: Do you remember executing a judicial affidavit in relation to this case?
Witness: Yes.
Lawyer: Im handing you a judicial affidavit, please go over it and tell us the relation of the
judicial affidavit that you just mentioned to this judicial affidavit.
Witness: Its the same.
Lawyer: This affidavit has been signed on top of the name _________. Kindly examine it and
identify whose signature it is.
Witness: Its my signature.
Lawyer: Do you affirm the due execution and contents of this affidavit and that you
answered the questions truthfully?
Witness: Yes.
Lawyer: You made reference to Annex __ on page __. Kindly go over this document and
identify if this is a faithful reproduction of the original.
Witness: Its the same.
Lawyer: I would like to ask, Your Honor for the marking of this evidence as Exhibit A.
Repeat
Lawyer: No further questions. With your permission, I would like to proceed with my next
witness.
V. Closing
Lawyer: With your indulgence, Your Honor, I would like to ask for ten (10) days from today
to file a written formal offer of documentary evidence. After which, I would like to move for
the submission of this case for decision.