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Purita T. Lim vs Judge Demetrio D. Calimag, Jr.

PURITA T. LIM, complainant, vs. JUDGE DEMETRIO D. CALIMAG, JR., Regional Trial Court, Branch 35, Santiago City, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-99-1517 | 2002-02-26

R E S O L U T I O N

Per Curiam:

In a complaint dated 18 April 1999 supported by her affidavit, complainant Purita T. Lim charges respondent Judge Demetrio D. Calimag, Jr., Presiding Judge of Branch 35 of the Regional Trial Court of Santiago City, Isabela, with conduct unbecoming a judge, maltreatment and failure to pay his obligation.

Complainant, a businesswoman doing business under the name Standard Lumber and Hardware, alleged in her affidavit that on or about 13 November 1996, Nieves Santiago, Civil Cases Docket Clerk in the office of the respondent Judge, called her and told her that respondent would like to talk with her. Over the...