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Pacis vs. Geronimo, et al.

PEDRO PACIS, as Acting Collector of Customs, and AGUSTIN MARKING, as Technical Assistant, Office of the Secretary of National Defense (OSND) and Administrator, General Affairs Administration, (GAA), Department of National Defense (DND), petitioners, vs. H

G.R. No. L-24068 | 1974-04-23

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

The undisputed facts attest to the merit of this suit for certiorari filed by petitioner Pedro Pacis, then Acting Collector of Customs, 1 against the then respondent Judge. Francisco Geronimo, who took cognizance of an action for prohibition by private respondent Ricardo Santos to restrain petitioner in his capacity as such Collector from further proceeding with a seizure case. As if that were not enough, private respondent was able to obtain a writ of preliminary injunction against any further step being taken in connection therewith and a writ of preliminary mandatory injunction for the surrender of the...