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OCA vs. Judge Henry J. Trocino, et al

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, versus JUDGE HENRY J. TROCINO, Presiding Judge, JUDGE EDGARDO L. CATILO, Former Acting Presiding Judge, ATTY. JOSEPHINE MUTIA-HAGAD, Clerk of Court, and MS. EVELYN MONTOYO, MS. CLARITA LAMERA, MS. OFELIA GORANTES, and MR. EMEZER ARELLANO, Stenographers, Regional Trial Court, Branch 62, Bago City, Negros Occidental, Respondents.

A.M. No. RTJ-05-1936 | 2007-05-29

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:


The Case


This administrative case arose from a Memorandum submitted by an audit team of the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), reporting on the judicial audit and physical inventory of cases conducted at the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 62, Bago City, Negros Occidental (trial court) on 7 July 2003.


The Facts


Judge Marietta H. Alinio (Judge Alinio), who retired on disability on 27 December 1994, previously presided over the trial court. On 21 February 1995, Judge Edgardo L. Catilo (Judge Catilo) of the RTC, Branch 56, Himamaylan City was designated as Acting Presiding Judge until the appointment of Judge...