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Office of the Court Administrator vs. Presiding Judge Buyucan

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. PRESIDING JUDGE BILL D. BUYUCAN AND CLERK OF COURT GERARD N. LINDAWAN, BOTH AT MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, BAGABAG-DIADI, NUEVA VIZCAYA, RESPONDENTS.

A.M. No. MTJ-15-1854 (Formerly A.M. No. 14-4-50-MCTC) | 2017-07-11

DECISION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
This administrative case stemmed from the Financial Audit conducted on September 10, 2013, by the Financial Monitoring Division (FMD), Court Management Office (CMO), Office of the Court Administrator (OAS), in the Municipal Circuit Trial Court Bagabag-Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya (MCTC).
 
The Antecedents

The audit was prompted by an anonymous Letter-Complaint[1] from the auditors of the Commission on Audit, Nueva Vizcaya (COA), who audited the cash and accounts of Gerard N. Lindawan (Lindawan), Clerk of Court II, MCTC, for the years 2009 and 2010....