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Arturo Grayda vs Noel Primo

ARTURO GRAYDA, Complainant, versus NOEL G. PRIMO, Sheriff IV,Branch 65, Regional Trial Court, Bulan, Sorsogon, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-04-1897 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 02-1300-P) | 2004-11-11

R E S O L U T I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:



The instant administrative complaint arose from an affidavit[1] dated November 20, 2001 filed by Arturo Grayda before the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) charging Sheriff IV Noel G. Primo of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 65, Bulan, Sorsogon (RTC), of dereliction of duty, dishonesty and serious misconduct.



In his affidavit, complainant alleges the following: He mortgaged a parcel of land to Jaime Janer as a security for his loan in the amount of P150,000.00 which was subsequently foreclosed and awarded to the mortgagee in an anomalous public bidding; on February 9, 2000, he...