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Heirs of Simeon Piedad, namely, Eliseo Piedad, et al. Vs. Executive Judge Cesar O. Estrena and Judge Gaudiso D. Villarin, Regional Trial Court, Branches 29 and 59, respectively, Toledo city, Cebu

HEIRS OF SIMEON PIEDAD, namely: ELISEO PIEDAD, JOEL PIEDAD, PUBLIO PIEDAD, JR., GLORIA PIEDAD, LOT PIEDAD, ABEL PIEDAD, ALI PIEDAD, and LEE PIEDAD, Complainants, versus EXECUTIVE JUDGE CESAR O. ESTRERA and JUDGE GAUDIOSO D. VILLARIN, Regional Trial Court, Branches 29 and 59, respectively, Toledo City, Cebu, Respondents

A.M. No. RTJ-09-2170 [Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 09-3094-RTJ] | 2009-12-16

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

This administrative case stemmed from the sworn-complaint[1] dated February 28, 2007 of the heirs of the late Simeon Piedad, namely: Eliseo Piedad, Joel Piedad, Publio Piedad, Jr., Gloria Piedad, Lot Piedad, Abel Piedad, Ali Piedad, and Lee Piedad filed with the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), charging respondent Judges Cesar O. Estrera and Gaudioso D. Villarin with Issuing an Unlawful Order against a Co-equal Court and Unreasonable Delay in Resolving Motions in relation to Civil Case No. 435-T, S.P. Proc. No. 463-T, and S.P. Proc. No. 457-T.

The Facts

In 1974, Simeon Piedad filed with the...