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OCA vs. Faller [CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.]

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE PERLA V. CABRERA­ FALLER, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OPHELIA G. SULUEN AND PROCESS SERVER RIZALINO RINALDI B. PONTEJOS, ALL OF THE RTC, BRANCH 90, DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE, RESPONDENTS. [A.M. No. RTJ-11-2302 [FORMERLY A.M. No. 11-7-125-RTC]] OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. PRESIDING JUDGE FERNANDO L. FELICEN, CLERK OF COURT V ATTY. ALLAN SLY M. MARASIGAN, SHERIFF IV ANSELMO P. PAGUNSAN, JR., COURT STENOGRAPHERS ROSALIE MARANAN AND TERESITA P. REYES, COURT INTERPRETER IMELDA M. JUNTILLA, AND PROCESS SERVER HIPOLITO O. FERRER, ALL OF THE RTC, BRANCH 20, IMUS, CAVITE; PRESIDING JUDGE NORBERTO J. QUISUMBING, JR., CLERK OF COURT ATTY. MARIA CRISTITA A. RIVAS­SANTOS, LEGAL RESEARCHER MANUELA O. OSORIO, SHERIFF IV FILMAR M. DE VILLA, COURT STENOGRAPHERS MARILOU CAJIGAL, WENDILYN T. ALMEDA AND HELEN B. CARALUT, COURT INTERPRETER ELENITA T. DE VILLA, AND PROCESS SERVER ELMER S. AZCUETA, ALL OF THE RTC, BRANCH 21, IMUS, CAVITE; PRESIDING JUDGE CESAR A. MANGROBANG, CLERK OF COURT VI ATTY. REGALADO E. EUSEBIO, CLERK OF COURT V ATTY. SETER M. DELA CRUZ-CORDEZ, LEGAL RESEARCHER DEVINA A. REYES BERMUDEZ, COURT STENOGRAPHERS PRISCILLA P. HERNANDEZ, NORMITA Z. FABIA, MERLY O. PARCERO, AND JOYCE ANN F. SINGIAN, COURT INTERPRETER MICHELLE A. ALARCON, AND PROCESS SERVER ELMER S. AZCUETA, ALL OF THE RTC, BRANCH 22, IMUS, CAVITE; EXECUTIVE JUDGE PERLA V. CABRERA­FALLER, CLERK OF COURT ZENAIDA C. NOGUERA, SHERIFF IV TOMAS C. AZURIN, OIC LEGAL RESEARCHER OPHELIA G. SULUEN, COURT STENOGRAPHERS JESUSA B. SAN JOSE, ROSALINA A. COSTUNA, AND MARIA LOURDES M. SAPINOSO, COURT INTERPRETER MERLINA S. FERMA, AND PROCESS SERVER RIZALINO RINALDI B. PONTEJOS, ALL OF THE RTC, BRANCH 90, DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE, RESPONDENTS. [A.M. No. 12-9-188-RTC] RE: ANONYMOUS LETTER­ COMPLAINT AGAINST JUDGE PERLA V. CABRERA-FALLER, BRANCH 90, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, DASMARIÑAS CITY, CAVITE, RELATIVE TO CIVIL CASE NO. 1998-08

A.M. No. RTJ-11-2301 (Formerly A.M. No. 11-3-55-RTC) | 2018-01-16

CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

I concur with the majority opinion but dissent only insofar as the fine imposed on Judge Norberto J. Quisumbing, Jr. who should be exonerated as recommended by Justice Victoria Isabel A. Paredes (Justice Paredes) of the Court of Appeals who, after conducting her investigation, recommended the dismissal of the complaint against Judge Quisumbing. The pertinent portion of the Amended Report of Justice Paredes reads:

Exec. Judge Norberto J. Quisumbing, Jr., RTC, Branch 21, Imus, Cavite

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