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PEOPLE vs Hon. Judge Paterno V. Tac-An (In His Capacity As Presiding Judge Of The Rtc, Fourth Judicial Region, Branch 84, Batangas City) And Mario N. Austria

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. HON. JUDGE PATERNO V. TAC-AN (in his capacity as Presiding Judge of the RTC, Fourth Judicial Region, Branch 84, Batangas City) and MARIO N. AUSTRIA, respondents.

G.R. No. 148000 | 2003-02-27

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. No. 61535 (SP) dismissing the petition for certiorari filed by petitioner for the nullification of the Order[2] dated August 1, 2002 and the subsequent Order[3] denying the motion for reconsideration issued by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 84 of Batangas City in People vs. Mario Austria, docketed as Criminal Case No. 10766.

On February 22, 2000, an Information[4] was filed by the Office of the City Prosecutor of Batangas City against Mario N. Austria for falsification of public official document. The...