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Chavez vs. Garcia and the Office of the Ombudsman

ATTY. CORAZON CHAVEZ, PETITIONER, VS. RENATO GARCIA AND THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 195054 | 2016-04-04

DECISION
 
BRION, J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari[1] assailing the July 13, 2010[2] and January 5, 2011[3]resolutions of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 114497.
 
ANTECEDENTS

Petitioner Atty. Corazon Chavez (Atty. Chavez) was the former Register of Deeds of San Juan City.[4]

On March 23, 2007, respondent Renato Garcia (Garcia) filed with the Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) a complaint[5] against Atty. Chavez for alleged irregularities in the cancellation of Transfer Certificates of Title (TCTs) Nos. 11844-R and 11845-R registered in the name of his parents-in-law,...