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Jepson Dichaves vs Judge Billy Apalit

JEPSON DICHAVES, complainant, vs. JUDGE BILLY M. APALIT, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-00-1274 | 2000-06-08

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is a complaint filed by Jepson Dichaves against Judge Billy M. Apalit of Branch 43, Metropolitan Trial Court, Quezon City for partiality and gross ignorance of the law in connection with the latter's handling of Criminal Case Nos. 27874-78, entitled "People v. Navarro," for violation of Batas Pambansa Blg. 22.

The facts are as follows:

On July 29, 1994, complainant caused the filing of the five (5) criminal cases against Ramon Navarro for violation of B.P. Blg. 22 on the ground that five checks in the total amount of P 6,180,000.00, issued by Navarro against the United Coconut Planters Bank, had all...