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Elizabeth Alejandro, Romeo C. Alejandro, Lilia P. Seroma And Francisco Seroma, Complainants, vs Hon. Sergio A. Plan, In His Capacity As Presiding Judge Of The Municipal Trial Court Of Cauayan, Isabela, Philippines

Elizabeth Alejandro, Romeo C. Alejandro, Lilia P. Seroma and Francisco Seroma, complainants, vs. Hon. Sergio A. Plan, in his Capacity as Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court of Cauayan, Isabela, Philippines, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-00-1330 | 2000-10-27

R E S O L U T I O N


PUNO, J.:

In May 1999, complainants filed before this Court an administrative complaint against respondent judge for partiality and acts unbecoming of a judge. The complaint alleged that complainants were the accused in criminal Case No. 97-3610 & 3611 entitled "People of the Philippines vs. Romeo Alejandro, et al." for grave oral defamation and malicious mischief, then pending before the Municipal Trial Court of Cauayan, Isabela presided by respondent judge. Complainants claimed that every time there was a hearing on the case, respondent judge would pleasantly talk with Simon Aquino, the complaining witness in the...