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Office of the Court Administrator Vs. Hon. Santiago E. Soriano, former acting Presiding Judge, MTCC, San Fernando City, La Union and Presiding Judge, MTC, Naguilian, La Union

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, - versus - HON. SANTIAGO E. SORIANO, former Acting Presiding Judge, Municipal Trial Court in Cities, San Fernando City, La Union, and Presiding Judge, Municipal Trial Court, Naguilian, La Union, Respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-07-1683 | 2013-09-11

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This administrative case arose from the judicial audit conducted from 22 March 2004 to 5 April 2004 in the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Naguilian, La Union, and the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (LMTCC), Branch 2 of San Fernando City, La Union, where retired Judge Santiago E. Soriano (Judge Soriano) was then the Presiding Judge and Acting, Presiding Judge, respectively.

The Facts

In connection with the judicial audit and inventory of pending cases in the MTCC, Branch 2, San Fernando City, La Union and in the MTC, Naguilian, La Union, the Office of the Court...