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Office of the Court Administrator vs. Reyes [DECISION]

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE EDRALIN C. REYES, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 43, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, ROXAS CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. RTJ-20-2579 [Formerly A.M. No. 20-06-75 RTC] | 2023-10-10

D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
The instant administrative case arose from a judicial audit conducted by the Office Court Administrator (OCA) on Branches 39, 41, and 43 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro.
 
Antecedents

On August 8, 2018, the Supreme Court assigned a laptop, HP 240 G6 with serial number 5CD7525ZNo (subject laptop) to respondent Judge Edralin C. Reyes (Judge Reyes), then Acting Presiding Judge of Branch 39, RTC, Roxas City, Oriental Mindoro, Branch 39. The subject laptop was transferred to Judge Josephine C. Caranzo (Judge Caranzo) upon her appointment to Branch 39. On December 27,...