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OCA vs. Clerk of Court

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, vs. CLERK OF COURT VI MELVIN C. DEQUITO and CASH CLERK ABNER C. ARO, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, SAN PABLO CITY, LAGUNA, Respondents. Present: SERENO, CJ.,* CARPIO, VELASCO, JR.,** LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BRION, PERALTA, BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, PEREZ, MENDOZA*** REYES, PERLAS-BERNABE, LEONEN, JARDELEZA, CAGUIOA, **** JJ.

A.M. No. P-15-3386 | 2016-11-15

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
PER CURIAM:

Before the Court is an administrative complaint1 against respondents Melvin C. Dequito (Dequito ), Clerk of Court VI, and Abner C. Aro (Aro), Cash Clerk, both of the Regional Trial Court of San Pablo City, Laguna (RTC), charging them of Gross Neglect of Duty and Dishonesty, respectively.
 
The Facts

This matter stemmed from a Memorandum-Report2 dated June 30, 2015 submitted by the Financial Audit Team (Audit Team or Team) of the Fiscal Monitoring Division, Court Management Office, Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), in connection with the...