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Gerardo Urbando-Paras vs Judge Octavio Fernandez

GERARDO UBANDO-PARAS, Chief of Police-Gen. Natividad, Nueva Ecija, complainant, vs. JUDGE OCTAVIO A. FERNANDEZ, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-00-1312 | 2001-02-28

R E S O L U T I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On June 5, 1997, complainant Gerardo Ubando-Paras, the Chief of Police of General M. Natividad, Nueva Ecija, charged Judge Octavio A. Fernandez, of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court in Natividad-Llanera, Nueva Ecija, for Irregularity in the Performance of Official Duty in connection with Criminal Case No. 2477-N, entitled "People of the Philippines vs. Vicente Joaquin" for Violation of P.D. No. 1866 (Illegal Possession of Firearms).

In his letter-complaint, addressed to the Executive Judge, RTC of Cabanatuan City, Chief Ubando-Paras alleged that on February 26, 1997, complainant, with two (2)...