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Jose A. Rivera vs Atty. Napoleon Corral

JOSE A. RIVERA, complainant, vs. ATTY. NAPOLEON CORRAL, respondent.

A.C. No. 3548 | 2002-07-04

R E S O L U T I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

On September 1, 1990,[1] Jose A. Rivera instituted a Complaint for Disbarment[2] charging Atty. Napoleon Corral with Malpractice and Conduct Unbecoming a Member of the Philippine Bar. The complaint alleges, inter alia -

(1) That on February 12, 1990, a Decision was penned by the Honorable Presiding Judge Gorgonio Y. Ybañez on (sic) Civil Case No. 17473 for Ejectment.[3]

(2) That such decision was received by Annaliza Superio, Secretary of Atty. Napoleon Corral, on February 23, 1990.[4]

(3) That on March 13, 1990, a "NOTICE OF APPEAL" was filed in court by Atty. Napoleon Corral, a copy of...