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Domingo-Agaton vs. Cruz

GRACITA P. DOMINGO-AGATON, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. NINI D. CRUZ, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 11023 | 2021-05-04

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
The Case
 
This is a Disbarment Complaint[1] filed by Gracita P. Domingo-Agaton (complainant) before the Office of the Bar Confidant against Atty. Nini D. Cruz (respondent), for Grave Misconduct, constitutive of qualified theft, estafa, and betrayal of trust, defined and penalized under the Revised Penal Code.
 
On February 3, 2016, the Court issued a Resolution[2] requiring respondent to file comment on the complaint. Respondent, however, repeatedly failed to comply with the Court's directive and subsequent resolutions. In the Resolutions[3] dated January 9,...