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Antonio Bangayan vs Judge Butacan

ANTONIO M. BANGAYAN, complainant, vs. JUDGE JIMMY R. BUTACAN, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-00-1320 | 2000-11-22

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an administrative complaint against Judge Jimmy R. Butacan, Presiding Judge of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Solana-Enrile, Cagayan for grave misconduct and grave abuse of discretion.

The facts are as follows:

Complainant Antonio M. Bangayan filed charges of grave threats against Antonio Cauilan, Sr. and Antonio Cauilan, Jr. The cases, docketed as Criminal Case Nos. 5944 and 5945, were assigned to respondent.

Complainant alleges that respondent issued two warrants of arrest on April 23, 1999 in Criminal Case Nos. 5944 and 5945 for the apprehension of Antonio Cauilan, Sr. and Antonio Cauilan,...