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Oscar M. Espiritu vs Atty. Jaime C. Ulep

OSCAR M. ESPIRITU, Complainant, versus ATTY. JAIME C. ULEP, Respondent.

AC No. 5808 (formerly A.C. CBD No. 99-622) | 2005-05-04

R E S O L U T I O N 


CORONA, J.: 

In a letter[1] addressed to the president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), Nueva Ecija Chapter, complainant Oscar M. Espiritu sought assistance to enable him to talk to respondent Atty. Jaime C. Ulep who had allegedly been avoiding him for more than a year. He wanted a meeting with respondent lawyer for the following reasons: 

(1) respondent failed to turn-over to his client, Mr. Ricardo Maon, the amount of P50,000 given to him by complainant on December 22, 1997 as settlement of Civil Case No. 1028, Municipal Trial Court (MTC), Rizal, Nueva Ecija, and 

(2) respondent...