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Rhoda Regina Reyes-Rara, et al. vs. Brenda Chan, et al

RHODA REGINA REYES-RARA and JOSE EMMANUEL RARA, Petitioners, versus BRENDA CHAN, People of the Philippines and Hon. Marciano bacalla, presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 126, Respondents.

G.R. No. 142961 | 2006-08-04

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION 

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 

The instant petition for review seeks to set aside the April 18, 2000 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 54111, which held that respondent Judge Marciano I. Bacalla of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 216, did not abuse his discretion in refusing to suspend the proceedings before the trial court and in denying petitioners' motion to defer arraignment. 

The facts show that on November 23, 1998, private respondent Brenda Chan filed an affidavit complaint for estafa against petitioner spouses Rhoda Regina Reyes-Rara and Jose Emmanuel Rara. At the...