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Kelley vs. Robielos III

ADRIAN M. KELLEY, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. CIPRIANO D. ROBIELOS III, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 13955 (Formerly CBD Case No. 19-6114) | 2024-01-30

D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
The Case
 
Complainant Adrian M. Kelley (Kelley) charged respondent Atty. Cipriano D. Robielos III (Atty. Robielos) before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) with grave misconduct, averring that the latter issued a worthless check and failed to pay his debt in violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR) and the Lawyer's Oath.[1]
 
Antecedents
 
According to Kelley, sometime in February 2016, Atty. Robielos borrowed from him PHP 240,000.00, for which Atty. Robielos issued as payment Bank of Commerce Check No. 0000008[2] dated June 30, 2016. When he presented the...