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Luisitio Balatbat vs. Atty. Edgardo Arias y Sanchez

LUISITO BALATBAT, Complainant, versus ATTY. EDGARDO ARIAS Y SANCHEZ, Respondent.

A.C. No. 1666 | 2007-04-13

                                              D E C I S I O N


CALLEJO, SR., J.:


The instant administrative complaint refers to the charges of "malpractice and gross negligence" against Atty. Edgardo Arias y Sanchez of relative to Civil Case No. 003066-CV for recovery of a sum of money.

In the Complaint[1] dated September 8, 1976, Luisito Balatbat alleged that he engaged the services of respondent to undertake his defense in the said civil case. According to complainant, he did not attend the scheduled hearings because...