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Malabed vs. De La Pena

ADELPHA E. MALABED, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MELJOHN B. DE LA PEÑA, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 7594 | 2016-02-09

D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

Before the Court is an administrative complaint filed by Adelpha E. Malabed (complainant) against Atty. Meljohn B. De la Peña (respondent) for dishonesty and grave misconduct.
 
The Facts

In her Complaint[1] dated 7 August 2007, complainant charged respondent with dishonesty for "deliberately and repeatedly making falsehood" that "misled the Court." First, complainant claimed that the Certificate to File Action in the complaint filed by respondent refers to a different complaint, that is the complaint filed by complainant's brother against Fortunato Jadulco. In...