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Reyes vs. Rivera

JOSE R. REYES, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. SOCRATES R. RIVERA, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9114 | 2020-10-06

EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
This administrative case arose from a verified Complaint[1] filed by Jose R. Reyes, Jr. (complainant) against the respondent, Atty. Socrates R. Rivera (Atty. Rivera), before the Commission on Bar Discipline of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), for allegedly falsely representing that a Petition for Declaration of Nullity of Marriage was filed before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Muntinlupa City when in reality none was filed, and for drafting a fake court decision.
 
The Facts
 
Sometime in 2003, complainant sought the assistance of Atty. Rivera in filing a case for...