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Judge Pelagia Dalmacio-Joaquin Vs. Nicomedes Dela Cruz, Process Server, Municipal Trial Court in Cities, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan

JUDGE PELAGIA DALMACIO-JOAQUIN, Complainant, vs. NICOMEDES DELA CRUZ, Process Server, Municipal Trial Court in Cities, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-06-2241 | 2012-07-10

EN BANC


D E C I S I O N

 

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

 

This is an administrative complaint filed by Judge Pelagia Dalmacio-Joaquin (Judge Dalmacio-Joaquin) against Process Server Nicomedes Dela Cruz (Dela Cruz), both of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities, City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, for Conduct Unbecoming of Court Personnel and Dishonesty.

 

Factual Antecedents

 

In her Complaint[1] dated March 29, 2006, Judge Dalmacio-Joaquin alleged that Dela Cruz submitted belated and false returns of service of notice.  In particular, she claimed that Dela Cruz received the Order dated November 25, 2005 relative to...