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Sta Maria vs. Atty. Atayde Jr.

DAMASO STA. MARIA, JUANITO TAPANG AND LIBERATO OMANIA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. RICARDO ATAYDE, JR. RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9197 | 2020-02-12

D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
Antecedents
 
By Sinumpaang Salaysay sa Paghahain ng Reklamo[1] dated July 1, 2011, complainants Damaso Sta. Maria, Juanito Tapang and Liberato Omania charged respondent Atty. Ricardo Atayde, Jr. with violation of Canon 18 of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR). Complainants essentially averred:
 
Respondent acted as their counsel in the consolidated Civil Case Nos. 5208 and 5391, then pending before Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 30, Cabanatuan City. Civil Case No. 5208 was a petition for cancellation of TCT Nos. T-34410, T-1124747, T-112781, and 112782 with prayer...