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Francisca Pascual vs Judge Eduardo Jovellanos

FRANCISCA P. PASCUAL, complainant, vs. Judge EDUARDO U. JOVELLANOS, Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Alcala, Pangasinan, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-02-1429 | 2002-10-04

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Municipal trial court judges ought to be familiar with the Rules on Summary Procedure governing ejectment cases. Failure to observe them constitutes gross ignorance of the law.

Statement of the Case

The sworn Administrative Complaint,1 filed by Francisca P. Pascual, charged Judge Eduardo U. Jovellanos of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Alcala, Pangasinan with gross ignorance of the law, bias and partiality, abuse of discretion and neglect of duty.2

The Antecedents

The facts in the present case are summarized by the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) in its January 28, 2002 Memorandum3...