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In the Matter of the Petition to cite Respondent Atty. Lorna Patajo-Kapunan for Indirect Contempt of Court

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO CITE RESPONDENT ATTY. LORNA PATAJO-KAPUNAN FOR INDIRECT CONTEMPT OF COURT ATTY. RAYMUND P. PALAD, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. LORNA PATAJO­-KAPUNAN, RESPONDENT.

A.C. NO. 9923 | 2019-10-09

D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case
 
Petitioner Atty. Raymund Palad initiated the present petition[1] to cite Atty. Lorna Patajo-Kapunan for indirect contempt in view of the latter's statement on air pertaining to the former's suspension from the practice of law, thus, violating the confidentiality rule under Section 18, Rule 139-B of the Rules of Court.
 
The Petition
 
In his petition, Atty. Palad essentially alleged:
 
On December 14, 2012, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Board of Governors issued a Resolution in CBD Case No. 09-2498 entitled "Hayden Kho, Jr., complainant v....