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Antonio Ramos and Ma. Regina Paz De Dios vs Atty Alejandro Jose Pallugna

ANTONIO B. RAMOS and MA. REGINA PAZ R. DE DIOS, Complainants, versus ATTY. ALEJANDRO JOSE C. PALLUGNA, Respondent.

A.C. No. 5908 | 2004-10-25

D E C I S I O N





CALLEJO, SR., J.:





The instant disbarment case arose when Antonio B. Ramos and Ma. Regina Paz R. De Dios charged Atty. Alejandro Jose C. Pallugna with gross misconduct and violation of his oath as a lawyer relative to Civil Case No. 2002-264[1] in a verified Complaint dated November 26, 2002.



The Antecedents



The respondent was the counsel of the plaintiff in the said case then pending with the Regional Trial Court, Cagayan de Oro City, Branch 24. The main issue raised in the complaint was the ownership and control of Vineyard Piano Bar and Restaurant. In an Order[2] dated October 18, 2002, the trial court...