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OCA vs. Judge Escobido

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE JOSE L. ESCOBIDO, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (RTC), BRANCH 37, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. RTJ-11-2282 (Formerly A.M. No. 10-7-220-RTC) | 2021-06-14

THIRD DIVISION

R E S O L U T I O N
 
INTING, J.:
 
This administrative matter is rooted on the three judicial audits for the years 2005, 2008, and 2009 conducted by the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) upon Branch 37, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Cagayan de Oro City, then presided by Judge Jose L. Escobido (Judge Escobido).
 
The Antecedents
 
In 2005, the first judicial audit on Branch 27 resulted in the issuance by the OCA through then Deputy Court Administrator Christopher O. Lock, of a Memorandum[1] dated April 20, 2005 which directed Judge Escobido to:
 
a)
take appropriate action in eight...