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Alfelor vs. Hon. Diaz

EMMA G. ALFELOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. HON. AUGUSTUS C. DIAZ, PRESIDING JUDGE, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 37, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. MTJ-16-1883 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 12-2497-MTJ) | 2017-07-11

DECISION
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
Before the Court is an administrative complaint[1] filed with the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) by Complainant Emma G. Alfelor (Alfelor) against Respondent Hon. Augustus C. Diaz (Judge Diaz), Presiding Judge, Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC), Branch 37, Quezon City (MeTC 37), for gross ignorance of the law, incompetence and manifest bias and partiality in connection with the Decision in Criminal Case No. 37-139993,[2] wherein Alfelor was the accused.

The undisputed facts, as borne by the records, are as follows:

Romeo Garchitorena (Romeo) is the brother of Alfelor. Sometime in 2000, Alfelor issued ten...