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Pangilinan v. Jaurigue

MAYOR SHIRLEY M. PANGILINAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE INOCENCIO M. JAURIGUE, PRESIDING JUDGE AND ATTY. CIRILO Q. TEJOSO, JR., BRANCH CLERK OF COURT, BOTH OF BRANCH 44, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, MAMBURAO, OCCIDENTAL MINDORO RESPONDENTS. PROMULGATED:

A.M. No. RTJ-08-2100 [formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 03-1689-RTJ] | 2008-01-31

DECISION
 
AZCUNA, J.:
 
This case concerns an administrative complaint for "gross ignorance of the law, abuse of authority and disobedience to a superior order"[1] filed by complainant Shirley M. Pangilinan (then Mayor of the Municipality of Paluan, Occidental Mindoro) against respondents Judge Inocencio M. Jaurigue and Branch Clerk of Court Cirilo Q. Tejoso, Jr. (both of Branch 44, Regional Trial Court, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro).

In an Order dated May 14, 2004, Justice Fernanda Lampas Peralta[2] directed the parties to appear for a preliminary conference on June 3, 2004.[3] Only the complainant and her...