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Judge De Guzman (Ret.) vs Judge Amalia Dy, RTC, Br 213, Mandaluyong City

JUDGE SALVADOR P. DE GUZMAN (Ret.), complainant, vs. JUDGE AMALIA F. DY, Regional Trial Court, Branch 213, Mandaluyong City, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-03-1755 | 2003-07-03

R E S O L U T I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Complainant Salvador P. De Guzman, Jr., a retired Regional Trial Court judge and now a practicing lawyer, filed a verified complaint[1] charging Judge Amalia F. Dy, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Mandaluyong City, Branch 213, with Grave and Serious Misconduct and Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Judiciary.

Complainant avers that his services were engaged by Lourdes L. Reyes for the purpose of filing a criminal complaint for Violation of Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 against Emmanuel A. Cosico. Sometime in 1996, Cosico issued in favor of Reyes four checks which were...