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Atty Virgilia Carman, et al vs Judge Alexis Zerrudo, et al

ATTY. VIRGILIA C. CARMAN, SPS. ELENITA LUSAYA and DENNIS JARANGUE, and PAZ ALMACEN, complainants, vs. JUDGE ALEXIS A. ZERRUDO, Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Zarraga-Leganes-New Lucena, Branch 3, Iloilo City, and MA. THERESA G. ZERRUDO, Assistant Clerk of Court, MTCC Iloilo City, respondents.

A.M. No. MTJ-98-1146 | 2004-02-05

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

The administrative case at bar stems from the complaint filed by Atty. Virgilia C. Carman for herself and on behalf of her clients, spouses Dennis and Elenita Jarangue, and Paz Almacen against respondents Judge Alexis A. Zerrudo, Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC), Iloilo City, Branch 3, and his wife Ma. Theresa G. Zerrudo, Assistant Clerk of Court of MTCC Iloilo City. Complainants charged respondent judge with falsification of a private document (a deed of sale), falsification through false and untruthful statements in the narration of facts and grave abuse of authority/judicial discretion and of judicial...