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Dialo, Jr vs Macias

ENGRACIO SIMYUNN DIALO, JR., Complainant, versus HON. MARIANO JOAQUIN S. MACIAS and CAMILO BANDIVAS, Presiding Judge and Court Sheriff, respectively, of Branch 28 of the Regional Trial Court, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte, Respondents.

A.M. RTJ-04-1859 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 02-1439-RTJ) | 2004-07-13

D E C I S I O N



CARPIO MORALES, J.:



In a verified Complaint[1] filed on March 18, 2002, Engracio Simyunn Dilao, Jr., by counsel Reynaldo S. Llego of the Llego and Llego Law Office, charged herein respondent the Honorable Mariano S. Macias, Presiding Judge of Branch 28 of the Regional Trial Court of Zamboanga del Norte with station at Liloy, along with his co-respondent Sheriff Camilo Bandivas, with oppression, abuse of authority, incriminating an innocent person, grave misconduct and obstruction of justice.

It appears that Margie Corpus Macias, wife of respondent judge, had earlier filed an administrative complaint against him for...