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Agatona Alfonso-Cortes, et al. Vs. Romeo Maglalang

AGATONA ALFONSO-CORTES and LEONIDES CORTES, petitioners, vs. JUDGE ROMEO MAGLALANG, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-88-170 | 1993-11-05

R E S O L U T I O N


PUNO, J.:

Respondent judge Romeo Maglalang 1 is charged with misconduct for failing to decide Civil Case No. 3810 within the reglementary period of ninety (90) days from date of submission.

The subject of Civil Case No. 3810 is a foreclosed fishpond located in Samal, Bataan and owned by herein complainants Agatona Alfonso-Cortes and Leonides Cortes. The Cortes spouses assailed the public auction sale of the subject fishpond on the grounds that the auction was publicized in the "Daily Record" which is not a newspaper of general circulation in Bataan, and that it was held on a day different from that so published. 2
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