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Office of the Court Administrator vs. Umblas

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. EDUARDO T. UMBLAS, LEGAL RESEARCHER, AND ATTY. RIZALINA G. BALTAZAR­AQUINO, CLERK OF COURT IV, BOTH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 33, BALLESTEROS CAGAYAN, RESPONDENTS.

A.M. No. P-09-2649 (Formerly A.M. No. 09-5-219-RTC) | 2017-08-01

D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
The instant administrative case arose from a Memorandum[1] dated January 15, 2009 filed before the complainant Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) by then Deputy Court Administrator Reuben P. De La Cruz (DCA De La Cruz) reporting the commission of malversation thru falsification of official documents committed by employees of the Regional Trial Court of Ballesteros, Cagayan, Branch 33 (RTC-Cagayan Br. 33).[2]
 
The Facts

To verify DCA De La Cruz's report, an audit and investigation was conducted in the RTC-Cagayan Br. 33 covering the financial transactions of the court's former...