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Chua vs. Atty. Pascua

LOUISITO N. CHUA, Complainant, vs. ATTY. OSCAR PASCUA, Respondent. Present: SERENO, C.J, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA,JJ

A.C. No. 10757 | 2016-12-05

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
The administrative complaint herein was brought by Dr. Louisito N. Chua (Dr. Chua) before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)1 accusing respondent Atty. Oscar A. Pascua of violating several provisions of the Code of Professional Responsibility. 2
 
Atty. Pascua was the co-plaintiff in the ejectment suit filed against the complainant and his mother in the Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila (MeTC).3 After the MeTC dismissed the ejectment suit, Atty. Pascua and his co-plaintiff appealed. Although the RTC initially dismissed the...