Short answer. Article 2009 states that for anything the Civil Code's sequestration provisions do not cover, judicial sequestration, the court-ordered deposit of property involved in a lawsuit, is governed by the Rules of Court, particularly the rules on preliminary attachment and receivership that supply the procedural details the Code does not spell out.

What the law says

As to matters not provided for in this Code, judicial sequestration shall be governed by the Rules of Court.

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What judicial sequestration is

Judicial sequestration is a court-ordered form of deposit. When property is the subject of a pending case, a court may order that it be placed in the custody of a designated person rather than left with either party, so that it is preserved and available once the case is decided. This is different from an ordinary deposit created by private agreement, because a court, not the parties, decides that the property must be held in trust during the litigation.

Why the Civil Code hands off to the Rules of Court

The Civil Code's chapter on sequestration is brief and does not attempt to spell out every procedural detail, such as how a sequestration is requested, what bond may be required, or how the custodian reports to the court. Article 2009 closes that gap by directing that anything the Code leaves unaddressed is instead governed by the Rules of Court, which contain the detailed procedural machinery for provisional remedies like attachment and receivership.

Which Rules of Court provisions typically apply

In practice, the procedural gap is most often filled by the rule on preliminary attachment, which allows a court to order property seized or held as security for a judgment, and by the rules on receivership, which govern how a court-appointed custodian manages sequestered property. These provisions supply the mechanics, filing requirements, bonds, and reporting duties, that the Civil Code's own text on sequestration does not cover.

What this means for someone involved in a sequestration

A person whose property has been placed under judicial sequestration, or who is seeking to have property sequestered, cannot rely on the Civil Code alone to understand the process. The procedural steps, deadlines, and remedies available to challenge or comply with a sequestration order come primarily from the Rules of Court, making it important to look beyond the Code's substantive provisions to the applicable procedural rules.

How this article closes the Deposit title

Article 2009 is the final provision in the Civil Code's title on Deposit, immediately preceding the chapter on aleatory contracts such as arbitration and compromise. Its placement signals that once the Code has laid out its own rules on ordinary, necessary, and judicial deposit, any remaining procedural questions are meant to be resolved through the general machinery of civil procedure rather than through further substantive rules in the Code itself.

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