Motions
Draft a motion for reconsideration that is not pro forma.
A motion for reconsideration that merely restates the pleadings, or alleges error in general terms, is pro forma — and a pro forma motion does not toll the period to appeal. That is the failure this format is written against: the draft is built to pinpoint the finding assailed, name the specific legal error, and say why the result would have been different.
How to draft this
Four steps from a sentence to a Word file.
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Describe the document in one sentence
Type what you need in plain language — "draft a motion for reconsideration" plus the facts you already have. No template to hunt, no blank Word file to start from.
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Generate the first draft
BatasDB matches the request to a motion for reconsideration and writes it against the 7 required elements on this page, citing only authority retrieved from the library.
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Fill the marked blanks
Names, dates, amounts and other facts you did not supply come back as marked blanks, counted at the top of the draft. Rewrite freely in the editor.
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Export to Word or PDF
Export with the unfilled blanks highlighted. Editing, exporting and duplicating are free — only generating a new draft uses credits.
Drafted from
Rule 37, Rules of Court
This is the retrieval hint BatasDB searches the library with, and the anchor for the checklist below. It is never emitted into your draft as a citation: the draft may cite only what retrieval actually returned, plus any provision you named yourself.
The checklist
What a motion for reconsideration has to contain.
These are the elements BatasDB drafts against — injected into the generation itself, not checked afterwards. Where you have not supplied what an element needs, the draft leaves a marked blank instead of writing something plausible.
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Date of receipt
The date of receipt of the judgment or order. The period is non-extendible, so timeliness turns on it.
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The specific finding assailed
The particular finding, conclusion or portion of the judgment assailed — pinpointed, not a general disagreement with the outcome.
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What the court overlooked
The evidence, argument or applicable law the court overlooked or misapprehended, where that is the ground relied on.
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Why it would have changed the result
Why that evidence, argument or law, properly considered, would have produced a different outcome.
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The specific legal error
The provision, rule or doctrine violated or misapplied — named. A motion that only restates the pleadings or alleges error in general terms is pro forma and does not toll the period.
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The relief actually sought
The specific modification sought if reconsideration is granted, not merely that the judgment be reconsidered.
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The prayer
That the judgment be SET ASIDE and a new one rendered, or IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MODIFIED to conform to the evidence on record.
Before it drafts
Two situations where it will not draft the motion
Ask for reconsideration of a ruling denying affirmative defences and BatasDB explains that the motion is prohibited and that the ruling is not directly reviewable — not by reconsideration, and not by certiorari, prohibition or mandamus either — pointing you instead to a memorandum to the client noting that the objection is preserved for appeal after judgment. Ask for reconsideration of a judgment on the merits in a case under the 2022 Expedited Rules and it names Rule II, Sec. 2(d) and points you to an appeal to the RTC under Rule 40. Neither is drafted anyway.
Not written by the AI
The formal parts are assembled, not generated.
The scaffolding a motion for reconsideration needs is appended by the app from the rule that requires it. The drafting model does not write these and is explicitly told not to, so they cannot drift, be paraphrased, or come out subtly wrong.
- the ordinary civil caption
- the prayer, "RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED", and counsel’s signature block
- copy furnished
What it leaves to you
The gaps are marked, not filled.
Facts you did not supply
Every name, date, amount, docket number and address you did not give comes out as a marked blank — [FACT NEEDED: …] — rather than as a plausible invention. They are counted at the top of the draft and highlighted in the Word and PDF exports.
Assertions it made on its own
A gate reads the drafted text for concrete assertions that trace back to nothing you said and nothing that was retrieved, and rewrites each as [CONFIRM: …] for you to check before you sign.
The judgment
Every draft carries a standing notice: AI-generated draft — review before filing or signing. Not legal advice. It is a first draft for a lawyer, not a filing-ready document.
FAQ
Motion for Reconsideration: questions lawyers ask.
- What makes a motion for reconsideration pro forma?
- A motion that only restates the pleadings, or alleges error in general terms without pinpointing the finding assailed and the specific legal error, is pro forma — and it does not toll the period to appeal. The checklist BatasDB drafts against requires the pinpointed finding, the overlooked evidence or law, and the named legal error for exactly this reason.
- Can I move for reconsideration of an order denying my affirmative defences?
- No — it is a prohibited motion, and the ruling is not reviewable by certiorari, prohibition or mandamus either. The objection is preserved for appeal after judgment on the merits. BatasDB will tell you this rather than draft the motion.
- Can I ask for more time to file it?
- No. The period for a motion for reconsideration is non-extendible, which is why the date of receipt of the judgment is a required fact in every draft.
Start from a draft that already read the rule.
Describe your motion for reconsideration in a sentence, fill in what only you know, and export it to Word or PDF.
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