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Oscar M.Poso vs Judge Jose Mijares, et al.

OSCAR M. POSO, complainant, vs. JUDGE JOSE H. MIJARES, RTC-Br. 21, Laoang, Northern Samar and FLOR SERIO, OIC Clerk of Court, Office of the Clerk of Court, respondents.

A.M. No. RTJ-02-1693 | 2002-08-21

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME that respondent Judge Jose H. Mijares, RTC-Br. 21, Laoang, Northern Samar, is hailed to Court to defend his integrity and competence. Previously, for dismissing a petition for mandamus even long after a final and executory judgment thereon had been rendered based on a compromise agreement executed by the parties, and his open admission of negligence and lack of care in attending to incidents brought before him for adjudication, this Court found him guilty of gross ignorance of the law. We meted him a fine of P5,000.00 with stern warning that repetition of the same or similar...