Back

Julius Raboca vs Judge Alejandro Velez

JULIUS N. RABOCA, complainant, vs. JUDGE ALEJANDRO M. VELEZ, Regional Trial Court, Cagayan de Oro City, Branch 20, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-99-1469 | 2000-10-02

R E S O L U T I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

In a sworn complaint dated November 13, 1997,[1] Julius N. Raboca charged respondent Judge Alejandro M. Velez[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Cagayan de Oro City, Branch 20, with gross negligence, inefficiency, incompetence, serious misconduct, and malicious and unreasonable delay, relative to Civil Case No. 91-246 entitled "Spouses Candido V. Raboca, et al v. Dante Sarroga, et al" for quieting of title.

Complainant is the counsel for the plaintiffs in the aforesaid case, filed on July 2, 1991. On March 2, 1992, plaintiffs filed a Motion for Summary Judgment, which after over five (5) years,...