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City of Cebu Vs. Judge Ireneo Lee Gako Jr etc.

CITY OF CEBU, Complainant, versus JUDGE IRENEO LEE GAKO, JR., Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 5, Cebu City, Respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-08-2111 (Formerly A.M. No. 05-2207-RTJ) | 2008-05-07

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

Before the Court is an administrative complaint filed by the City of Cebu against now retired Judge Ireneo Lee Gako, Jr.[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 5, Cebu City, for serious misconduct, gross ignorance of the law, willful violation of rules and laws, judicial interference, tolerating forum-shopping, and violation of the Code of Judicial Ethics.

Following established procedure, the Court initially referred the complaint to the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) for evaluation, report and recommendation.[2] The OCA later found the respondent judge administratively liable for undue delay in...