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In Re: Letter Of Atty. Jose C. Corales

IN RE: LETTER OF ATTY. JOSE C. CORALES, CLERK OF COURT VI, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BATANGAS CITY, RELATIVE TO THE FILING OF CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST HERMOGENES M. GUICO, JR., CLERK III, SAME OFFICE, FOR VIOLATION OF R.A. NO. 9165. (FORMERLY A.M. NO. 12-2-31-RTC) OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. HERMOGENES M. GUICO, JR., CLERK III, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BATANGAS CITY, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. P-12-3049 | 2021-06-29

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This administrative case stemmed from a Letter[1] dated September 23, 2011, wherein Atty. Jose C. Corales (Atty. Corales), Clerk of Court VI of the Regional Trial Court, Batangas City (RTC-Batangas City) wrote the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), requesting the latter office for instruction on the proper course of action following the filing of a criminal case against Hermogenes M. Guico, Jr. (Guico), Clerk III of the same court.
 
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL ANTECEDENTS

On September 23, 2011, the Assistant City Prosecutor of Batangas City charged Guico before the RTC-Batangas...