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Atty. Leticia E. Ala vs Judge Leocadio H. Ramos, Jr.

ATTY. LETICIA E. ALA, complainant, vs. JUDGE LEOCADIO H. RAMOS, JR., Regional Trial Court of Burauen, Leyte, Branch 15, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-00-1557 | 2002-04-25

R E S O L U T I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Before us is an administrative complaint against Judge Leocadio H. Ramos, Jr., former acting presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tacloban City, Branch 8, and Atty. Irene T. Pontejos-Cordeta, clerk of court of said branch. The complainant, Atty. Leticia E. Ala, is counsel for the defendant in Civil Case No. 95-02-16, entitled "Atty. Federico N. Triste v. Testate Estate of Spouses Francisco S. Apostol and Eugenia Yerro-Apostol," an action for attorney's fees pending before Branch 8.

Atty. Ala alleges that when Judge Ramos was assigned to Branch 8 the pending incidents were:

(a)...