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Gimena vs. Atty. Sabio

VICENTE M. GIMENA, Complainant, vs. ATTY. SALVADOR T. SABIO, Respondent. Present: SERENO, C.J., CARPIO, VELASCO, JR., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BRION,* PERALTA, BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, PEREZ, MENDOZA, REYES, PERLAS-BERNABE, LEONEN, and JARDELEZA, and CAGUIOA, JJ.

A.C. No. 7178 | 2016-08-23

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
JARDELEZA, J.: 
 
Before us is a Complaint for Disbarment1 filed by Vicente M. Gimena (complainant) against Atty. Salvador T. Sabio (respondent) for gross negligence in handling RAB Case No. 06-11-10970-99 (case). Complainant laments that his company, Simon Peter Equipment and Construction Systems, Inc. (company) lost in the case because respondent filed an unsigned position paper and ignored the order of the labor arbiter directing him to sign the pleading. Aware of the unfavorable decision, respondent did not even bother to inform...