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Engr. Jose K. Tupaz, et al. vs Hon. Salvador Y. Apurillo, et al.

ENGR. JOSE K. TUPAZ, ENGR. RODOLFO A. CADAVIS, ENGR. ANDRES M. SEVILLA, JR.,* ENGR. ARNULFO CA?ETE, MR. VICTOR A. ROMUALDEZ, and WILFREDO PAJARA, petitioners, vs. HON. SALVADOR Y. APURILLO, Presiding Judge of the REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF [TACLOBAN CITY],** LEYTE, BRANCH 8, and the PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 151380-91 | 2004-12-10

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

In this petition for certiorari and prohibition with a prayer for the issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction and a temporary restraining order,[1] petitioners seek to nullify the July 4, 2001 Order[2] and the December 3, 2001 Resolution[3] issued by public respondent Judge Salvador Y. Apurillo, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 8 of Tacloban City. Petitioners also seek to enjoin Judge Apurillo from further proceeding with the trial of the consolidated criminal cases revived in the assailed Order of July 4, 2001.

This case arose from reports of certain alleged anomalies committed in...