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Federico Advincula vs. Mariano Malicudio

FEDERICO ADVINCULA, complainant, vs. HONORABLE MARIANO MALICUDIO, respondent.

A.M. No. 1610-MJ | 1980-09-12

D E C I S I O N


MAKASIAR, J.:

Federico Advincula, of the Office of the Municipal Mayor of Dumarao, Capiz, in a sworn complaint dated March 29, 1977 (pp. 1-2, rec.) charged Municipal Judge Mariano M. Malicudio of the same municipality with neglect of duty and partiality (bias) in connection with a criminal case pending in his court against Pedro Catalan for qualified theft. The complaint alleged that the said criminal case was not even docketed nor given a case number. And when reminded of such omission, respondent Judge explained that he referred the case to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Iloilo City; but complainant alleged...