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Rico vs. Atty. Salutan

EDGAR M. RICO, Complainant vs. ATTY. REYNALDO G. SALUTAN, Respondent

A.C. No. 9257 (Formerly CBD Case No. 12-3490) | 2018-03-05

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
The present case was initiated through a letter complaint to Judge Antonio P. Laolao, Sr., Presiding Judge of Municipal Trial Court, Branch 6, Davao City, against respondent Atty. Reynaldo G. Salutan for purportedly misleading the court and for contempt of court.
 
The factual and procedural antecedents of the case are as follows:
 
Complainant Edgar M. Rico explained that his  relatives were plaintiffs in a civil case for Forcible Entry before the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC), Branch 4, Davao...