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Atty. Baetiong vs. Presiding Judge Dela Cruz-Malaton

ATTY. JOSELITO M. BAETIONG, COMPLAINANT, VS. PRESIDING JUDGE JO ANNE N. DELA CRUZ-MALATON, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, CASIGURAN-DILASAG-DINALUNGAN, AURORA, RESPONDENT

A.M. No. MTJ-24-024(Formerly OCA IPI No. 20-3132-MTJ) | 2023-07-03

D E C I S I O N
 
KHO, JR., J.:
 
Before the Court is a Complaint[1] dated December 7, 2020 filed by complainant Atty. Joselito M. Baetiong (complainant) charging respondent Presiding Judge Jo Anne N. Dela Cruz-Malaton (respondent), Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC) of Casiguran-Dilasag-Dinalungan, Aurora (CDD-MCTC), with gross incompetence and gross ignorance of the law. The complaint involved Criminal Case No. 3033, entitled "People of the Philippines v. Rachelle Vida Longalong Reyes, et. al." for falsification by private individuals under Article 172(1), in relation to Article 171(4) of the Revised Penal Code...