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Gloria Espiritu Vs. Judge Erlinda Pestano-Buted etc

GLORIA ESPIRITU, Complainant, versus JUDGE ERLINDA PESTA?O-BUTED, RTC, Branch 40, Palayan City, Respondent.

A.M. No. 00-10-496-RTC | 2008-04-30

R E S O L U T I O N


REYES, R.T., J.:

INVESTIGATING Court of Appeals Justice Mario Guariña found that none of the charges against Judge Erlinda Pestaño-Buted was duly substantiated by evidence. His full Report and Recommendation,[1] which We have verified to be duly-supported by the record, follows:

I. Adm. Matter 00-10-496-RTC

1. The first of the two unsworn letter-complaints of Espiritu was dated October 31, 1999 and received by the Office of the Chief Justice on November 12, 1999. The accusations contained in this complaint may be summarized as follows:

(a) Judge Buted treats her personnel like servants, scolding...