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In Re: Report On The Judicial Audit Conducted In The Rtc Branch 16

REPORT ON THE JUDICIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN THE RTC, BRANCH 16, OF LAOAG CITY, PRESIDED BY JUDGE LUIS B. BELLO, JR.

A.M. No. 95-3-89-RTC | 1995-08-23

D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:

In view of the compulsory retirement on January 19, 1995 of Judge Luis Bello, Jr. of the Regional Trial Court (Branch 16) of Laoag City, the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) sent a team to conduct an inventory and audit of pending cases in his court. The inventory was conducted on January 25-26, 1995.

In its report, dated March 8, 1995, the OCA found that Branch 16 had ninety-nine (99) pending cases, of which fifty-seven (57) were criminal cases, while forty-two (42) were civil cases. Of the fifty-seven (57) criminal cases, four (4) had been submitted for decision but, as of the date of the audit,...