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Monsanto, Stephen L. vs. Pompeyo L. Palarca

STEPHEN L. MONSANTO, complainant, vs. HON. POMPEYO L. PALARCA, City Judge, Iligan City Court, respondent.

A.M. No. 1812-CTJ | 1983-11-29

D E C I S I O N
 
GUERRERO, J.:

In a verified complaint dated January 3, 1978, complainant Atty. Stephen L. Monsanto charged City Judge Pompeyo L. Palarca of the City Court of Iligan City, who has been reappointed City Judge, Municipal Trial Court, Branch I, Iligan City, 12th Judicial District, following the reorganization of the Judiciary pursuant to the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 (Batas 129) of gross ignorance of the law and/or gross incompetence warranting dismissal from the Judiciary. In support of these charges, complainant attached to the complaint documentary evidence to prove the veracity of his accusations.

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