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Flaviano Cortes vs Judge Segundo Catral

FLAVIANO B. CORTES, complainant, vs. JUDGE SEGUNDO B. CATRAL, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-99-1508 | 1999-12-15

D E C I S I O N

PURISIMA, J.:

Under consideration here are two letter-complaints of Flaviano B. Cortes, a private citizen and taxpayer in the Municipality of Aparri, Cagayan, charging Judge Segundo B. Catral with Grave Misconduct (Dereliction of Duty, Abuse of Authority) and Gross Ignorance of the Law.

According to the allegations of the first Complaint, mentioned in the official report submitted by Col. Enrique B. Galang, Jr. to the Regional Director in Camp Aduru, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, on January 26, 1996 police investigators from the headquarters of the Cagayan Provincial Command brought before Judge Segundo B. Catral applications for...