Back

Nuezca vs. Verceles

RENATO NUEZCA, COMPLAINANT, VS. MERLITA R. VERCELES, STENOGRAPHER III, BRANCH 49, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, URDANETA CITY, PANGASINAN, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. P-19-3989 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 16-4524-P) | 2019-06-25

RESOLUTION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
A stenographer's failure to submit transcribed stenographic notes within the period prescribed by the court constitutes gross neglect of duty, punishable by dismissal from service.

This Court resolves an Administrative Complaint filed by Renato Nuezca (Nuezca) against Merlita R. Verceles (Verceles), Stenographer III of Branch 49, Regional Trial Court, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan for gross neglect of duty after her repeated failure to submit the transcript of stenographic notes on time.[1]

Nuezca is the father of the private complainant in Criminal Case No. U-12300, entitled People v. Romeo Viernes, a case...