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Ernesto Ramos vs Atty. Mariano Dajoyag, Jr.

ERNESTO M. RAMOS, complainant, vs. ATTY. MARIANO A. DAJOYAG, JR., respondent.

A.C. No. 5174 | 2002-02-28

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is a complaint filed by Ernesto M. Ramos against Atty. Mariano A. Dajoyag, Jr. for negligence in failing to appeal a ruling of the National Labor Relations Commission,[1] which affirmed the dismissal by the Labor Arbiter of a complaint for illegal dismissal filed by complainant against DCCD Engineering Corporation. In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice, dated November 15, 1999, complainant stated:

As a result of the dismissal by the NLRC of my complaint, I have been physically and emotionally affected. Considering my status in the community of the respondents and where I live as a Civil Engineer,...