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Juan M. Hagad Vs. Mercedes Gozodadole, Et Al.

HON. JUAN M. HAGAD, in his capacity as Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas, petitioner, vs. HON. MERCEDES GOZODADOLE, Presiding Judge, Branch XXVIII, Regional Trial Court, Mandaue City, Mandaue City Mayor ALFREDO M. OUANO, Mandaue City Vice-Mayor PATERNO CA?ETE and Mandaue City Sangguniang Panlungsod Member RAFAEL MAYOL, respondents.

G.R. No. 108072 | 1995-12-12

D E C I S I O N


VITUG, J.:

The determination of whether the Ombudsman under Republic Act ("R.A.") No. 6770, 1 otherwise known as the Ombudsman Act of 1989, has been divested of his country to conduct administrative investigation over local elective officials by virtue of the subsequent enactment of R.A. No. 7160, 2 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, is the pivotal issue before the court in this petition.

The petition seeks (a) to annul the writ of preliminary injunction, dated 21 October 1992, issued against petitioner by respondent trial court and (b) to prohibit said court from further proceeding with RTC Case No....