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Re: Contracts With Artes International, Inc. [SEPARATE OPINION CARPIO, J.]

RE: CONTRACTS WITH ARTES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

A.M. No. 12-6-18-SC | 2018-08-07

SEPARATE OPINION
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
This case involves a contractor who mistakenly claims payment for services rendered to the Court. During the pendency of the case, the contractor submitted a quitclaim, release and waiver informing the Court that there was merely a misunderstanding and the amount claimed is fully settled. Accordingly, the contractor released the Court from any liability whatsoever supposedly arising from the fully-settled contracts which the Court entered into more than a decade ago. Despite this positive development, the Resolution incorrectly finds fault for these mistaken claims and erroneously concludes that...