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Antonio Soyangco Vs. Romeo G. Maglalang

ANTONIO SOYANGCO, complainant, vs. JUDGE ROMEO G. MAGLALANG, Regional Trial Court, Third Judicial Region, Branch 2, Balanga, Bataan, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-90-570 | 1991-04-19

R E S O L U T I O N


PER CURIAM:

This case stems from a complaint against respondent judge for "gross negligence of duties and misconduct and clear violation of the provisions of the Judiciary Act" due to his failure to timely decide Criminal Case No. 3254 entitled People of the Philippines v. Lolita P. Luna filed by complainant Antonio Soyangco for violation of the Bouncing Checks Law (B.P. Blg. 22). Apparently, said case was submitted for decision as early as October, 1984 and as of the filing of the administrative complaint against respondent on 31 August 1990, or for more than five years, the decision in that case had not yet been...