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Michael Vistan vs Judge Adoracion Angeles

MICHAEL T. VISTAN, complainant, vs. JUDGE ADORACION G. ANGELES RTC, Branch 121, Kalookan City, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-02-1672 | 2002-01-30

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

The present administrative case stemmed from a sworn complaint filed before the Office of the Court Administrator against respondent Judge Adoracion G. Angeles, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Kalookan City, Branch 121, by her nephew, Michael Vistan, for oppression and conduct unbecoming a judge.

The sworn complaint,[1] which is supported by the sworn statements of Maria Mercedes Vistan[2] and their other relatives,[3] charges that respondent Judge Angeles maltreated and physically abused her niece, Maria Mercedes, who is the half-sister of complainant Michael. Judge Angeles is a sister of...