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Gerlie M. Uy and Ma. Consolacion T. Bascug Vs. Judge Erwin B. Javellana, Municipal Trial Court, La Castellana, Negros Occidental

GERLIE M. UY and MA. CONSOLACION T. BASCUG, Complainants, VERSUS JUDGE ERWIN R. JAVELLANA, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, LA CASTELLANA, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-07-1666 | 2012-09-05

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J:

This administrative case arose from a verified complaint1 for "gross ignorance of the law and procedures, gross incompetence, neglect of duty, conduct improper and unbecoming of a judge, grave misconduct and others," filed by Public Attorneys Gerlie2 M. Uy (Uy) and Ma. Consolacion T. Bascug (Bascug) of the Public Attorney's Office (PAO), La Carlotta District, against Presiding Judge Erwin3 B. Javellana (Javellana) of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC), La Castellana, Negros Occidental.

Public Attorneys Uy and Bascug alleged the following in their complaint:

First, Judge Javellana was grossly...