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Sps Arturo & Josefina De Guzman vs Judge Fernando Vil Pamintuan, RTC, Br 3, Baguio

SPOUSES ARTURO and JOSEFINA DE GUZMAN, complainants, vs. JUDGE FERNANDO VIL PAMINTUAN, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 3, BAGUIO CITY, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-02-1736 | 2003-06-26

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

A judge may not always be subjected to disciplinary action for every erroneous order or decision he renders. An administrative complaint is not an appropriate remedy where judicial recourse is still available, such as a motion for reconsideration, an appeal, or a petition for certiorari, unless the assailed order or decision is tainted with bad faith, fraud, malice or dishonesty. This is the standing policy of this Court.[1]

This administrative case stemmed from a sworn letter-complaint of spouses Arturo and Josefina de Guzman, charging Judge Fernando Vil Pamintuan of the Regional Trial Court...