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Atty. Jose Echaves vs Judge Rumoldo Fernandez, et al.

ATTY. JOSE B. ECHAVES, complainant, vs. JUDGE RUMOLDO R. FERNANDEZ, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, 7th Judicial Region, Branch 54, Lapulapu City, Clerk of Court DANTE P. MANREAL and ATTY. VERONICO R. SARDONCILLO, respondents.

A.M. No. RTJ-00-1596 | 2002-02-19

R E S O L U T I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is a petition filed by Atty. Jose B. Echaves charging respondents Judge Rumoldo R. Fernandez, Clerk of Court Dante P. Manreal, and Atty. Veronico R. Sardoncillo with neglect of duty, incompetence, bias, and violation of the Constitution and Supreme Court Circulars.[1]

Complainant is the counsel for plaintiffs in Civil Case No. 5146-L,[2] entitled "Heirs of Spouses Iñigo Potot & Candida Ompad v. Spouses Federico & Carmen Cañas, et al.," filed before Branch 54 of the Regional Trial Court of Lapulapu City. Judge Fernandez is the presiding judge of said court while Manreal is the...