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Miguel E. Colorado vs. Judge Ricardo M. Agapito etc

MIGUEL E. COLORADO, Complainant, versus JUDGE RICARDO M. AGAPITO, Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Laur, Nueva Ecija, Respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-06-1658 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 01-1014-MTJ] | 2007-07-03

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AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.

Before us is a sworn letter-complaint[1] dated January 31, 2001 of Miguel E. Colorado (complainant) charging Judge Ricardo M. Agapito (respondent), Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC), Laur, Nueva Ecija, with Gross Ignorance of the Law and Grave Abuse of Authority relative to Criminal Case Nos. 3461-G and 3462-G, entitled "People v. Miguel Colorado," with Grave Slander and Grave Threats.

Complainant alleges: He is the accused in the aforementioned criminal cases. The cases were directly filed with the court without first passing the Office of the Barangay Chairman, although he and private...