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Bernal, Jr. vs. Prias

LINO C. BERNAL, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ERNESTO M. PRIAS, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 11217 | 2020-10-07

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
DELOS SANTOS, J.:
 
The present Complaint of Lino C. Bernal, Jr. (complainant) against respondent Atty. Ernesto Prias (respondent) for Disbarment, was referred to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) for investigation, report and recommendation.
 
The Antecedent Facts
 
Complainant gives the following account of the facts that spawned the filing of the present administrative complaint.
 
Sometime in December 2014, respondent went to the office of the City Treasurer of Antipolo City to redeem a property registered under the name of Solid Builders, Inc. by claiming to be the...