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Judge Amado Caguioa vs Crisanto Flora

JUDGE AMADO S. CAGUIOA, complainant, vs. CRISANTO FLORA, Deputy Sheriff, Regional Trial Court, OCC, Baguio City, respondent.

A.M. P-01-1480 | 2001-06-28

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Making derogatory remarks against a judge constitutes gross discourtesy and results in a heavy administrative liability.

The Case

Before us is a Letter-Complaint[1] for grave misconduct filed April 17, 1998, by Executive Judge Amado S. Caguioa of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Baguio City, against Deputy Sheriff Crisanto T. Flora.

The Facts

The factual circumstances leading to the administrative complaint are as follows:[2]

"Complainant states that on April 16, 1998 at about 2:30 p.m. while he and Executive Judge Abraham Borreta, RTC, Baguio City were standing at the lobby of the Baguio City...