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Mamasau Sultan Ali vs. Hon. Baguinda Ali Pacalna, et al

MAMASAW SULTAN ALI, Complainant, versus HON. BAGUINDA ALI PACALNA, Presiding Judge, HON. PUNDAYA A. BERUA, Acting Presiding Judge, HADJI IBRA DARIMBANG, Clerk of Court and MANDAG U. BATUA-AN, Court Stenographer, all of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Municipality of Balindong, Province of Lanao del Sur, Respondents.

A.M. No. MTJ-03-1505 | 2007-09-25

DECISION
 

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

In a verified complaint[1] filed on January 30, 2003 before the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), complainant Mamasaw Sultan Ali charged respondents Judge Baguinda Ali Pacalna, Judge Pundaya A. Berua and Clerk of Court Hadji Ibra Darimbang with grave abuse of discretion, dishonesty, gross ignorance of the law, grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service in connection with Election Case No. 2002-10-M.

The records show that on January 18, 2002, complainant and other residents of different barangays in Madalum, Lanao Del Sur filed 20 petitions for inclusion in the...