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DOROTHY FE MAH-AREVALO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE CELSO L. MANTUA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PALOMPON, LEYTE, BRANCH 17, RESPONDENT.

DOROTHY FE MAH-AREVALO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE CELSO L. MANTUA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PALOMPON, LEYTE, BRANCH 17, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. RTJ-13-2360 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 08-3010-RTJ) | 2014-11-19

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:

The instant administrative case stems from an Amended Administrative Complaint1 dated October 6, 2008 filed by Dorothy Fe Mah-Arevalo (complainant), Court Stenographer of the Regional Trial Court of Palompon, Leyte, Branch 17 (RTC), before the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), against Judge Celso L. Mantua (respondent) of the same court, accusing him of Disgraceful/Immoral Conduct, Gross Neglect of Duty, Grave Misconduct, Dishonesty, Violation of Republic Act No. 3019,2 Gross Violation of the Judicial Code of Conduct, Abuse of Authority, and Gross Ignorance of the Law.

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