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Magnaye & NEMVIHAI vs. Atty. Legarto

EDGARDO C. MAGNAYE AND THE HOMEOWNERS OF THE NEW MAHOGANY VILLAGE, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. MARY ANN C. LEGARTO, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 10110 | 2024-06-03

DECISION
 
DIMAAMPAO, J.:
 
This Complaint[1] and Supplement (To The Complaint dated 08 October 2013)[2] seek the imposition of administrative sanctions against Atty. Mary Ann C. Legarto (Atty. Legarto) for the purported irregularities attending the orders she issued as the Arbiter of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board[3] (HLURB) in HLURB Case No. RIV-050213-0633, which allegedly likewise constituted serious or grave misconduct in her capacity as a member of the Bar.[4]

This administrative proceeding has its provenance in a complaint[5] filed before the HLURB, Southern Tagalog Region. The complaint was filed...