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CRISELDA C. GACAD, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE IIILARION P. CLAPIS, .JR., REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 3, NABUNTURAN, COMPOSTCLA VALLEY, RESPONDENT.

CRISELDA C. GACAD, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE IIILARION P. CLAPIS, .JR., REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 3, NABUNTURAN, COMPOSTCLA VALLEY, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. RT.J-1 0-2257 | 2012-07-17

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Criselda C. Gacad (GacaD) filed a Verified Complaint1 dated 9 June 2010 against Judge Hilarion P. Clapis, Jr. (Judge Clapis), Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 3, Nabunturan, Compostela Valley, for Grave Misconduct and Corrupt Practices, Crave Abuse of Discretion, Gross Ignorance of the Law, and violations of Canon 1 (Rule 1.01, 1.02), Canon 2 (Rule 2.01), and Canon 3 (Rule 3.05) of the Code of Judicial Conduct relative to Criminal Case No. 6898 entitled “People of the Philippines v. Rodolfo Comania.”
 
According to Gacad, on 3 November 2009, she went,...