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Office of the Court Administrator vs. Atty. Toledo [RESOLUTION]

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JERRY R. TOLEDO, THEN BRANCH CLERK OF COURT [NOW CLERK OF COURT V] AND MENCHIE BARCELONA, CLERK III, BOTH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 259, PARAÑAQUE CITY, RESPONDENTS.

A.M. No. P-13-3124 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 07-2482-P) | 2023-02-28

EN BANC
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
GESMUNDO, C.J.:
 
Before the Court is a Manifestation and Motion for Reconsideration Ad Cautelam[1] filed by respondent Atty. Jerry R. Toledo (Atty. Toledo), seeking reconsideration of the Court's Per Curiam Decision[2] dated February 4, 2020, finding him and his co-respondent, Menchie Barcelona (Barcelona) guilty of Gross Neglect of Duty, and imposing upon them the penalty of dismissal from the service, among others. The dispositive portion of the Decision reads:
 
WHEREFORE, the Court finds respondents, Atty. Jerry R. Toledo, then Branch Clerk of Court [now Clerk of...