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Alfero C. Bagano vs Judge Agapito L. Hontanosas

ALFERO C. BAGANO, Complainant, versus JUDGE AGAPITO L. HONTANOSAS, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 16, Cebu City, Respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-05-1915 [formerly A.M. OCA I.P.I. No.03-1735-RTJ] | 2005-05-06

D E C I S I O N 


CARPIO MORALES, J.: 


By a verified complaint[1] dated March 3, 2003, Alfero C. Bagano (complainant) charges Judge Agapito L. Hontanosas (respondent), Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu City, Branch 16, for gross ignorance of the law and procedure, undue delay in rendering an order, and grave abuse of discretion. 

The antecedents of the case are as follows: 

In a forcible entry case filed by complainant against Claudio Reyes (Reyes), et al. involving Lot No. 7708, the Municipal Trial Court of Talisay, Cebu rendered judgment[2] on November 27, 1995 in complainant's favor. 

On May...