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Manuel B. Arcenas vs Judge Henry B. Avelino

MANUEL B. ARCENAS, Complainant, versus JUDGE HENRY B. AVELINO, MCTC, Pontevedra, Capiz, Respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-05-1583 (Formerly OCA-IPI- No. 04-1587-MTJ) | 2005-03-11

D E C I S I O N 

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.: 

    Judge Henry B. Avelino of the 2nd Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC) of Pontevedra-Panay, Pontevedra, Capiz, was charged[1] by Manuel B. Arcenas with gross inefficiency for failure to decide an ejectment case within the reglementary period of thirty (30) days. 

     Complainant Arcenas is the attorney-in-fact of Demetrio Arcenas and Leah Arcenas, plaintiffs in Civil Case No. 391 for Unlawful Detainer and Damages. He narrated that defendants therein, spouses Manolo and Rosemarie Amador, were served with summons requiring them to file their answer within ten...