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Comm. Rufus Rodriguez vs Judge Rodolfo Bonifacio

COMMISSIONER RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ, complainant, vs. JUDGE RODOLFO R. BONIFACIO, RTC, Branch 151, Pasig City, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-99-1510 | 2000-11-06

R E S O L U T I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

For allegedly granting improvidently a petition for Habeas Corpus in Special Proceeding No. 10931[1] entitled "In the Matter of the Petition for Habeas Corpus of Ma Jing," respondent was charged in a verified complaint[2] with Violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct, Grave Misconduct, Gross Ignorance of the Law, Gross Incompetence, Gross Inefficiency and Knowingly Rendering An Unjust Judgment relative to the above-mentioned case.

The Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) referred the verified complaint to respondent judge for his comment thereon within ten (10) days from notice.

On July 30,...