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Antonieta Lao Vs. Judge Odelon S. Mabutin, et al

ANTONIETA LAO, Complainant, versus JUDGE ODELON S. MABUTIN and Acting Clerk of Court and both of Municipal Trial Court, Catbalogan, Samar, Respondents.

A.M. No. MTJ-06-1646 | 2008-07-16

R E S O L U T I O N


CARPIO, J.:

This is a complaint for (1) simple neglect of duty filed by Antonieta Lao (Lao) against acting clerk of court Efren F. Varela (Varela), Municipal Trial Court (MTC), Judicial Region VIII, Catbalogan, Samar; and (2) undue delay in transmitting the records of a case filed by Lao against Judge Odelon S. Mabutin (Judge Mabutin) of the MTC.

Lao was the plaintiff in a civil case[1] for forcible entry against a certain Nimfa Rosal (Rosal). The case was docketed as Civil Case No. 789 and was pending before Judge Mabutin. On 17 June 2002, Judge Mabutin decided Civil Case No. 789 in favor of Rosal and, on 16 July...