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Lucila Tan vs Judge Maxwel Rosete

LUCILA TAN, Complainant, versus Judge MAXWEL S. ROSETE, Respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-04-1563 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 02-1207-MTJ) | 2004-09-08

DECISION


PUNO, J.:

Lucila Tan filed the instant complaint against Judge Maxwel S. Rosete, former Acting Presiding Judge, Metropolitan Trial Court, Branch 58, San Juan, Metro Manila,[1] for violation of Rule 140 of the Revised Rules of Court and the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (Republic Act No. 3019).

The complaint alleged that Lucila Tan was the private complainant in Criminal Case No. 59440 and Criminal Case No. 66120, both entitled People of the Philippines vs. Alfonso Pe Sy and pending before Branch 58, Metropolitan Trial Court of San Juan, Metro Manila, then presided by respondent judge. Before the cases were decided,...