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Lanie Cervantes Vs. Judge Heriberto M. Pangilinan, and Clerk of Court III Carmencita P. Baloco, etc

LANIE CERVANTES, Complainant, versus JUDGE HERIBERTO M. PANGILINAN and CLERK OF COURT III CARMENCHITA P. BALOCO, both of MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, CUYO-AGUTAYA-MAGSAYSAY, PALAWAN, Respondents.

A.M. No. MTJ-08-1709 [Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No.02-1225-MTJ] | 2009-07-31

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

By letter-complaint[1] of March 11, 2002, Lanie Cervantes (complainant) charged Judge Heriberto M. Pangilinan (Judge Pangilinan) and Clerk of Court III Carmenchita[2] P. Baloco (Carmenchita) of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC), Cuyo-Agutaya-Magsaysay, Palawan, with Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service and Ignorance of the Law.

Respondent Judge Pangilinan issued on December 5, 2001 a warrant of arrest[3] in a criminal case for Slander against the therein accused-herein complainant who subsequently posted bail fixed at P2,000. On arraignment on December 18, 2001, complainant...