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Sergio & Gracelda N. Andres Vs. Judge Jose S. Majaducon, et al.

SERGIO & GRACELDA N. ANDRES, Complainants, versus JUDGE JOSE S. MAJADUCON, Regional Trial Court, Branch 23, ELMER D. LASTIMOSA, Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff, RTC-OCC, and NASIL S. PALATI, Sheriff IV, Regional Trial Court, Branch 23, General Santos City, Respondents.

A.M. No. RTJ-03-1762 [formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 02-1422-RTJ] | 2008-12-17

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

This administrative case arose from the complaint-affidavit[1] dated February 21, 2002 of Sergio N. Andres, Jr. and Gracelda N. Andres charging respondents Judge Jose S. Majaducon, Executive Judge, Regional Trial Court (RTC), General Santos City, and Presiding Judge, Branch 23, with violation of Supreme Court Circular No. 7, Gross Ignorance of the Law and Grave Misconduct, and both Elmer D. Lastimosa, Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff of South Cotabato, and Nasil S. Palati, Sheriff IV, Regional Trial Court, Branch 23, General Santos City, with Abuse of Authority, Ignorance of the Law and Grave...