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JUDGE GODOFREDO B. ABUL, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. GEORGE E. VIAJAR, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 4, BUTUAN CITY, RESPONDENT.

JUDGE GODOFREDO B. ABUL, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. GEORGE E. VIAJAR, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 4, BUTUAN CITY, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. P-11-2940 | 2015-01-21

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case
 
Before the Court is an administrative case for Dishonesty, Grave Abuse of Authority, Usurpation of Judicial Authority, and Malfeasance and Graft and Corruption filed by Judge Godofredo B. Abul, Jr. (complainant) of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 4, Butuan City, against Sheriff IV George E. Viajar (respondent).

The Antecedent Facts
 
Complainant alleged that on 26 March 2010, he issued a Writ of Execution (writ) in Civil Case No. 3985 entitled “Felipe Gorme, Sr., Adela Gorme, Crisanta Gorme-Gado and Felipe Saludo v. Fast Cargo Transport Corporation and Romy...