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ATTY. CLODUALDO C. DE JESUS, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ALICIA A. RISOS-VIDAL, RESPONDENT.

ATTY. CLODUALDO C. DE JESUS, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ALICIA A. RISOS-VIDAL, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 7961 | 2014-03-19

SECOND DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

Before the Court is a disciplinary action filed by Atty. Clodualdo C. De Jesus (De Jesus) against Atty. Alicia A. Risos-Vidal (Risos-Vidal), then Director of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Commission on Bar Discipline (IBP-CBD), for gross misconduct, dishonesty and gross unethical behavior.
 
The Facts

The facts, as culled from the records, are as follows:

The present administrative case stemmed from Civil Case No. 99-93873, “Anastacia F. Torres, Plaintiff, v. Susan F. Torres, Defendant” (civil case), where De Jesus acted as counsel for the...