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Leopoldo Dacera Jr vs Judge Teodoro Dizon, Jr

LEOPOLDO G. DACERA, JR., complainant, vs. Judge TEODORO A. DIZON, JR., RTC, Branch 37, General Santos City, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-00-1573 | 2000-08-02

R E S O L U T I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

For allegedly persuading complainant to execute an affidavit of desistance, a "Verified Motion to Disqualify Trial Judge"1 [Rollo, p. 12.] was filed in Criminal Case No. 11298 pending before Judge Teodoro A. Dizon, Jr. A copy of the motion was furnished the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), who recommended that the case be investigated by an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals.

In a Resolution dated June 23, 1997,2 [Ibid., p. 22.] the Court designated Associate Justice Delilah Vidallon-Magtolis to investigate the charges against the respondent.

After investigating the matter,...