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Vicente De La Cruz, et al vs. Expedito Bato, et al

VICENTE DE LA CRUZ, JOHNNY SANOY, ARTEMIA LEGUARDA, FRANCISCO GAZO, GERMAN BUTRON, ROSA JUMAWAN, VIRGIE ESTRADA, CLIMACO PATOC, AND RUTH CALAYO, Complainants, versus EXPEDITO B. BATO, SPO1 JERRY CAMARADOR, PO3 SAMUEL ANSOK, PO3 LUIS LAKANDULA, SPO3 AUREA, JOHN DOES, MTCC, Branch 1, Dumaguete City, Dumaguete Police Station, Dumaguete City, Respondents.

A.M. No. P-05-1959 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 04-1834-P) | 2005-02-15



SECOND DIVISION
DECISION

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:
 
In a Mass Affidavit[1] dated 07 August 2003, Vicente De la Cruz, Johnny Sanoy, Artemia Leguarda, Francisco Gazo, German Butron, Rosa Jumawan, Virgie Estrada, Trifuna Duhaylungsod, Climaco Patoc and Ruth Calayo charged  Expedito B. Bato, Sheriff III of the Municipal Trial  Court in Cities (MTCC), Branch 1, Dumaguete City, with abuse of authority and grave coercion relative to Civil Case No. 2000-169 entitled, “Eufemio B. Diaz, et al. v. Gaudencia Elnar,” for unlawful detainer.
          
Complainants stated therein that they are the lessees/possessors of...