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Nuique vs Sedillo

ATTY. LESTER R. NUIQUE, complainant, Vs. ATTY. EDUARDO SEDILLO, respondent Present: SERENO, C.J., Chairperson LEONARDO-DE CASTRO BERSAMIN, VILLARAMA, JR., and REYES, JJ.

A.C. NO. 9906 | 2013-07-29

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila

FIRST DIVISION


RESOLUTION

REYES, J.:

The court resolves the Complaint[1] for desbarment filed by Atty. Lester R. Nuique (complainant) with the Commission on Bar Discipline (Commission) of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) against Atty. Eduardo Sedillo (respondent) whi is charged with: (1) violating the prohibition on representing conflicting interests; (2) using abusive language and disrespecting the court; and (3) spreading rumors against a colleague in the legal profession.

Factual Antecedents

The complainant alleged that, sometime in 1992, the reaspondent became the lawyer of Kiyoshi...