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Josephine Jazmines Tan Vs. Judge Sibanah E. Usman, RTC, Branch 28, Catbalogan City, Samar

JOSEPHINE JAZMINES TAN, Petitioner, vs. JUDGE SIBANAH E. USMAN, Regional Trial Court, Branch 28, Catbalogan City, Samar, Respondents,

A.M. No. RTJ-14-2390 | 2014-08-13

THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION

PERALTA, J.:
 
Before this Court is an administrative complaint1 filed by Josephine Jazmines Tan (complainant) against Judge Sibanah E. Usman (respondent), Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Catbalogan City, Branch 28, Samar for bribery and corruption, relative to Civil Case No. 7681 and Criminal Case No. 6536.

Complainant is one of the plaintiffs and accused in Civil Case No. 7681 and Criminal Case No. 6536, respectively, then pending before Branch 28, presided by respondent. She claimed that relative to said cases, respondent was paid μ250,000.00 by their...