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Capt. Salvador Dernaldez (ret.) vs. Judge Henry B. Avelino, et al

CAPT. SALVADOR BERNALDEZ (ret.), Complainant, versus Judge HENRY B. AVELINO and Clerk of Court GUILLERMO E. ACOLOLA, Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Panay-Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Capiz, Respondents.

A.M. No. MTJ-07-1672 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 04-1600-MTJ) | 2007-07-09

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CORONA, J.:

This is an administrative complaint[1] for abuse of authority against respondents Judge Henry B. Avelino and clerk of court Guillermo E. Acolola, both of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Panay-Pontevedra in Pontevedra, Capiz (MCTC-Pontevedra).

On December 2, 1997, complainant Capt. Salvador Bernaldez (ret.)[2] filed a case for unlawful detainer, docketed as Civil Case No. 371, against Castor Calinao, Jr. in the MCTC-Pontevedra.[3] On January 2, 1998, Calinao asked for the dismissal of the action,[4] contending that the MCTC lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter.[5]

A preliminary conference was...