Text of the provision
Sec. 11. Extension of time to file an answer. — A defendant may, for meritorious reasons, be granted an additional period of not more than thirty calendar days to file an answer. A defendant is only allowed to file one motion for extension of time to file an answer. A motion for extension to file any pleading, other than an answer, is prohibited and considered a mere scrap of paper. The court, however, may allow any other pleading to be filed after the time fixed by these Rules.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 11, Section 11. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 11 of Rule 11 (When To File Responsive Pleadings) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
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