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John Siy Lim vs Judge Antonio Fineza

JOHN SIY LIM, complainant, vs. JUDGE ANTONIO J. FINEZA, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-02-1705 | 2003-05-05

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

Litigation must at some time be terminated, even at the risk of occasional errors, for public policy dictates that once a judgment becomes final, executory and unappealable, the prevailing party should not be denied the fruits of his victory by some subterfuge devised by the losing party.[1]

In a sworn letter complaint[2] dated November 27, 2001 filed with the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), John Siy Lim charged Judge Antonio J. Fineza, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 131, Caloocan City, with gross ignorance of the law and grave misconduct for his refusal to issue a...