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Ramiro S. De Joya Vs. Judge Augustus C. Diaz.

RAMIRO S. DE JOYA, complainant, vs. JUDGE AUGUSTUS C. DIAZ, Metropolitan Trial Court, Branch 37, Quezon City, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-02-1450 | 2003-09-23

D E C I S I O N

VITUG, J.:

The case before the Court originated from a sworn letter-complaint, dated 16 April 2001, filed by Ramiro S. De Joya against Judge Augustus C. Diaz of the Metropolitan Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 37, for "gross negligence and conduct unbecoming/prejudicial to the service." De Joya averred that on 20 July 2000, he had filed an unlawful detainer case, docketed Civil Case No. 24930, against the spouses Lorenz and Rosana Hornillos. The case was raffled to the sala of respondent Judge. The defendant-spouses failed to file any responsive pleading, prompting De Joya to file a motion for summary judgment in...