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Rene Boy Gomez vs Judge Manuel Patalinghug, et al

RENE BOY GOMEZ, complainant, vs. JUDGE MANUEL D. PATALINGHUG, ALBERTO C. PITA, Acting Clerk of Court/Legal Researcher, and a CONCERNED RECORDS CUSTODIAN, MTCC, Danao City, respondents.

A.M. No. MTJ-03-1493 | 2003-06-18

R E S O L U T I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Complainant is the accused in Criminal Case No. 5794 for Grave Threats, pending before the Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Danao City. From April 19, 1995 to November 8, 1996, the prosecution presented its witnesses before the Presiding Judge, the late Eleuteria N. Alfeche, and later before Acting Presiding Judge Salvador B. Mendoza. After the prosecution rested, the defense moved for the deferment of the hearings since the accused's counter-affidavit and the affidavits of the witnesses were missing from the records of the trial court. Meanwhile, respondent Judge Manuel D. Patalinghug was...