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Jaime Lim Co vs Judge Ruben Plata

JAIME LIM CO, Complainant, versus JUDGE RUBEN R. PLATA, MTCC, BRANCH 1, SANTIAGO CITY, Respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-03-1501 (Formerly O.C.A. I.P.I. No. 02-1261-MTJ) | 2005-03-14

D E C I S I O N 

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.: 

    Jaime Lim Co filed before this Court a Complaint,[1] dated 13 May 2002, against Hon. Ruben R. Plata, the Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC), Branch 1 of Santiago City, Isabela, for gross partiality, serious misconduct, and inefficiency in office. Respondent Judge filed his Comment[2] and Additional Comment[3] on the said Complaint, dated 11 September 2002 and 2 April 2003, respectively. 

    On 09 July 2003, this Court resolved to re-docket the case as a regular administrative matter[4] and to refer the administrative matter to Executive...