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Jose Pascual vs Judge Rodolfo Bonifacio, RTC, Br 151, Pasig

JOSELITO S. PASCUAL, complainant, vs. JUDGE RODOLFO R. BONIFACIO, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 151, PASIG CITY, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-01-1625 | 2003-03-10

R E S O L U T I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

Before us is the verified letter-complaint[1] of Joselito S. Pascual, dated October 19, 1999, charging Judge Rodolfo R. Bonifacio of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, Branch 151, with conduct unbecoming a judge. Specifically, complainant avers that respondent was seeking to influence him improperly in the settlement of a case pending before respondent's own court.

The complaint alleged that Judge Bonifacio took over the cases pending before the RTC of Pasig City, Branch 151, following the death of Judge Deogracias O. Felizardo in August 1998. Among these cases was Amelia Manas-Pascual v....