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Demetrio Yu vs. Jose Consolacion Serrano

DEMETRIO YU, complainant, vs. JUDGE JOSE CONSOLACION-SERRANO, respondent.

A.M. No. 1059-MJ | 1982-04-12

D E C I S I O N


TEEHANKEE, Acting C.J.:

In two separate complaints, dated August 7 and 8, 1975, complainant Demetrio A. Yu charged respondent Municipal Judge Jose Consolacion-Serrano of Catanauan, Quezon with malicious and gross delay in the administration of justice on two counts, specified as follows:

1) In Criminal Case No. 3994 (People vs. Yu), where complainant was accused of Serious Oral Defamation before respondent judge's court (the case was transferred to Municipal Judge Procopio Morales of General Luna, Quezon, after respondent judge had inhibited himself from trying it) respondent judge unreasonably and deliberately delayed...