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Angelina Sarmiento, et al. vs. Judge Yolanda Leonardo

ANGELINA SARMIENTO, NORMANDO PASION, EFREN SAMBILE, CRISPIN LUMBA, EMMANUEL SAGMIT, ELIZABETH TRINIDAD, ELIZABETH MACALINO, ESTRELITA GONZALES, OSCAR CASTILLO, NICANOR SUVA, RENATO ZAPANTA, EMMANUEL MORENO, RUPERTO INTAL and FERDINAND MU?OZ, Complainants, versus JUDGE YOLANDA M. LEONARDO, and SHERIFF III JESS A. ARREOLA, Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila, Branch 10 and SHERIFF IIII APOLINAR S. JUAN, Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila, Branch 17, Respondents.

A.M. No. MTJ-06-1644 [OCA-IPI No. 05-1705-MTJ] | 2006-07-31

FIRST DIVISION

RESOLUTION 

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 

This administrative case emanated from the issuance of a writ of demolition by respondent Judge Yolanda M. Leonardo of Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila, Branch 10, relative to the ejectment cases filed against complainants by Solanda Enterprises, Inc. 

Shortly after the service and enforcement of the writ, complainants filed a complaint charging Judge Yolanda M. Leonardo with ignorance of the law, oppression, grave misconduct, and violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for issuing the writ of demolition; Sheriff III Jess A. Arreola of Metropolitan Trial Court of...