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Perlito D. Flores, et al. Vs. Antonio C. Sumaljag

PERLITO D. FLORES, ARLYN H. ARABILLA, DOMINGO RAMIREZ, JORGE BANDALAN, VICENTE ASILOM, MARY JANE VILLEGAS, JOEL DIAZ and ELVIRA VALENZONA, complainants, vs. JUDGE ANTONIO C. SUMALJAG, Acting Presiding Judge, Municipal Trial Court, Branch 5, Baybay, Leyte, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-97-1115 | 1998-06-05

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J:

This is an administrative case against Judge Antonio C. Sumaljag, Acting Presiding Judge of Branch 5, Municipal Trial Court of Baybay, Leyte, for gross ignorance of the law in connection with the preliminary investigation of three criminal cases and the arrest of complainants.

Respondent, whose regular station was at Branch 2 of the Municipal Trial Court of Albuera, Leyte, retired on December 13, 1996.

Complainants Perlito D. Flores, Arlyn H. Arabilla, Domingo Ramirez, Jorge Bandalan, Vicente Asilom, Mary Jane Villegas, Joel Diaz and Elvira Valenzona are members of the Sangguniang Pambarangay of Domingo C....