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Edgardo C. Garcia Vs. Meljohn De La Pena

ENGINEER EDGARDO C. GARCIA, complainant, vs. JUDGE MELJOHN DE LA PENA, Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Caibiran-Culaba, Leyte [Acting Judge, Municipal Trial Court, Naval, Leyte], respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-92-687 | 1994-02-09

R E S O L U T I O N


PER CURIAM:

In a sworn-letter complaint 1 dated June 18, 1992, Engineer Edgardo C. Garcia charged Judge Meljohn de la Peña in his capacity as acting judge of Municipal Trial Court of Naval, Leyte with partiality, abuse of authority and grave abuse of discretion in connection with Crimimal Case No. 2577 for grave oral defamation which was filed against his wife, Ignacia G. Garcia, a supervising nurse of Naval District Hospital, by respondent judge's brother, Dr. Melencio de la Peña. Respondent judge, while acting as the presiding judge of the MTC of Naval, Leyte, is the incumbent presiding judge of the Municipal Circuit...