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Judge Rowena Nieves A. Tan vs. Ernesto C. Quitorio, Legal Researcher, RTC, Br. 2 Borongan, Eastern Samar.

JUDGE ROWENA NIEVES A. TAN, Complainant, vs. ERNESTO C. QUITORIO, Legal Researcher, Regional Trial Court, Branch 2, Borongan, Eeastern Samar, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-11-2919 | 2011-05-30


SECOND DIVISION


D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:


This is a complaint for Grave Misconduct filed by Judge Rowena Nieves A. Tan (Judge Tan) against respondent Ernesto Quitorio (Quitorio), then the Legal Researcher of Branch 2, Regional Trial Court, Borongan, Eastern Samar (RTC Branch 2), for drafting a resolution of a motion to dismiss in a case which was not assigned to him and for informing the favored movant of the submission of the draft to her, with instructions to follow it up with her.


Records show that on January 11, 2008, Judge Tan filed an unsworn letter-complaint [1] requesting for an investigation on Quitorio's alleged...