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Judge Caroline B. Pangan vs Judge Clifton U. Ganay, et al.

JUDGE CAROLINE B. PANGAN, complainant, vs. JUDGE CLIFTON U. GANAY and JUDGE SAMUEL R. MARTIRES, Regional Trial Court, Branches 31 and 32, respectively, Agoo, La Union, respondents.

A.M. No. RTJ-04-1887 | 2004-12-09

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

The instant administrative case has its roots in the Comment dated May 10, 2002 of Judge Caroline B. Pangan, Municipal Trial Court, Rosario, La Union, in A.M. No. OCA-IPI No. 02-1206-MTJ,[1] where the latter made allegations of gross ignorance of the law, incompetence, abuse of authority and dereliction of duty against Judge Clifton U. Ganay, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Agoo, La Union, Branch 31, and Judge Samuel R. Martires, RTC, Agoo, La Union, Branch 32. It was alleged therein that the respondents committed the following:

a. The Hon. JUDGE CLIFTON GANAY should be asked to explain why, on the basis of...