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Loreto Yu vs Judge Mateo Leanda

LORETO T. YU, complainant, vs. JUDGE MATEO M. LEANDA (Ret.) Regional Trial Court, Branch 8 Tacloban City, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-99-1463 | 2001-01-16

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Complainant Loreto T. Yu, Municipal Mayor of Alanglang, Leyte charged1 Complainant initially brought the complaint on April 14, 1997 before the Tacloban City Prosecutor's Office. He charged respondent judge with violation of Article 206 of the Revised Penal Code (Knowingly Rendering An Unjust Interlocutory Order) and Section 3 (a) of Republic Act 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act). Upon a petition filed by respondent judge to request that the Office of the Ombudsman (Visayas) conduct a preliminary investigation, the case was turned over to the said Office. Finding, however, that the charges...