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Jose S. Santos vs. Court of First Instance of Cebu, Branch VI, et al.

JOSE S. SANTOS, petitioner, vs. COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CEBU, BRANCH VI, CEBU CITY, HON. RAFAEL T. MENDOZA, Presiding, and CONSOLADOR LAO, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 57190-91 | 1990-05-18

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

These two consolidated petitions for certiorari seek to annul the following orders of respondent judge, to wit: (1) In G.R. Nos. 57190-91, the orders dated April 10, 1981 and April 20, 1981 insofar as the same declare petitioner guilty of direct contempt; and (2) In G.R. No. 58532, the order dated August 17, 1981 suspending petitioner from the practice of law for the acts and omissions for which he has been found guilty of contempt of court.

Petitioner, a member of the Philippine Bar and a legal officer in the Bureau of Customs, Manila, was the complaining witness in Criminal Cases Nos. CU-4457 and CU-4458...