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Araceli Sipin-Nabor vs Atty Benjamin Baterina

ARACELI SIPIN-NABOR, complainant, vs. ATTY. BENJAMIN BATERINA y FIGUERAS, respondent.

A.C. No. 4073 | 2001-06-28

R E S O L U T I O N

PARDO, J.:

On March 10, 1993, Araceli Sipin-Nabor filed with the Supreme Court a complaint against Atty. Benjamin Baterina y Figueras[1] seeking his removal or suspension from the bar for betrayal of trust and grave misconduct.[2]

On August 16, 1993, we required respondent to file comment on the complaint filed against him.[3] Not having filed the comment, on August 21, 1996, the Court required respondent to show cause why he should not be disciplinarily dealt with for failure to file the required comment.[4] On April 30, 1997, the Court imposed a fine of P500.00 on respondent for failure to show cause and to file...