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Valeriana U. Dalisay vs. Atty. Melanio Mauricio, Jr

VALERIANA U. DALISAY, Complainant, vs. ATTY. MELANIO MAURICIO, JR., Respondent.

A.C. No. 5655 | 2006-01-23


SPECIAL THIRD DIVISION

R E S O L U T I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

At bar is a motion for reconsideration of our Decision dated April 22, 2005 finding Atty. Melanio "Batas" Mauricio, Jr., respondent, guilty of malpractice and gross misconduct and imposing upon him the penalty of suspension from the practice of law for a period of six (6) months.

A brief revisit of facts is imperative, thus:

On October 13, 2001, Valeriana U. Dalisay, complainant, engaged respondent’s services as counsel in Civil Case No. 00-044, entitled "Lucio De Guzman, etc., complainants, v. Dalisay U. Valeriana, respondent," pending before the Municipal Trial Court, Branch...