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Lourdes Ligad vs Judge Teodoro Dipolog

LOURDES R. LIGAD, complainant, vs. JUDGE TEODORO L. DIPOLOG, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-01-1386 | 2001-12-05

R E S O L U T I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

In her letter, dated July 17, 1997, addressed to then Chief Justice Andres R. Narvasa, Lourdes R. Ligad (complainant) charged respondent Judge Teodoro Dipolog, Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Plaridel, Misamis Occidental, with grave abuse of authority for his refusal to release on recognizance complainant's grandson, Joey Sailan, a minor.[1]

Sailan is the defendant in Criminal Case No. 284-96. He was charged with violating Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1602 (Prescribing Stiffer Penalties on Illegal Gambling). He was allegedly caught bringing jai-alai (locally known as "masiao") tips and tally sheets. On...