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Office of the Court Administrator Vs. Judge Norma C. Perello, et al.

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, versus JUDGE NORMA C. PERELLO, former Clerk of Court LUIS C. BUCAYON II, Court Stenographers THELMA A. MANGILIT, CECILIO B. ARGAME, MARICAR N. EUGENIO, and RADIGUNDA R. LAMAN and Interpreter PAUL M. RESURRECCION, all of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 276, Muntinlupa City, Respondents.

A.M. No. RTJ-05-1952 | 2008-12-24

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

The instant case stemmed from the judicial audit conducted by the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) in all seven (7) branches of the Regional Trial Court in Muntinlupa City, including Branch 276 then presided by herein respondent Judge Norma C. Perello (Judge Perello). The audit was prompted by reports of perceived irregular disposition of petitions for habeas corpus by the said court.

In its Memorandum[1] dated January 25, 2004 and submitted to the OCA, the audit team reported that for the period 1998-2004, a total of 219 petitions for habeas corpus were assigned to Branch 276, the subject...