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Rodolfo O. Macachor vs Judge Rolindo D. Beldia Jr., Assisting Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 272, Marikina City

RODOLFO O. MACACHOR, complainant, vs. Judge ROLINDO D. BELDIA JR., Assisting Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 272, Marikina City, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-02-1724 | 2003-06-12

R E S O L U T I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Judges should dispose of court business promptly within the period prescribed by law, or the extended time granted them by this Court. Undue delay in resolving a notice of appeal and a pending motion constitutes gross inefficiency.

The Case

In a sworn Complaint[1] received by the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) on June 25, 2001, Judge Rolindo D. Beldia Jr. -- assisting judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Marikina City, Branch 272 -- was charged by Rodolfo O. Macachor with gross ignorance of the law and neglect of duty.

The Facts

In 1996, complainant and his wife were plaintiffs in a...