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Isidra Barrientos Versus Atty. Elerizza A. Libiran-Meteoro

ISIDRA BARRIENTOS, Complainant, versus ATTY. ELERIZZA A. LIBIRAN-METEORO, Respondent.

A.C. No. 6408 (CBD 01-840) | 2004-08-31

RESOLUTION

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:


Before this Court is a complaint for disbarment filed against Atty. Elerizza A. Libiran-Meteoro for deceit and non-payment of debts.



A letter-complaint dated May 21, 2001was filed with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) under the names of Isidra Barrientos and Olivia C. Mercado, which was signed, however, by Isidra only. It states that: sometime in September of 2000, respondent issued several Equitable PCIBank Checks in favor of both Isidra and Olivia, amounting to P67,000.00, and in favor of Olivia, totaling P234,000.00, for the payment of a pre-existing debt; the checks bounced due to...