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Jennifer B. Domingo Vs. Silvino R. Malana, Jr. et al.

JENNIFER B. DOMINGO, Complainant, versus SILVINO R. MALANA, JR. and CIPRIANO B. VERBO, JR., both Sheriff IV, Regional Trial Court, Office of the Clerk of Court, Tuguegarao City, Respondents.

A.M. No. P-07-2391 | 2009-02-12

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Sheriffs must exert every effort to see to it that execution of judgment is carried out in order to ensure a speedy and efficient administration of justice. A writ or process left unexecuted or delayed due to their inefficiency is rendered inutile, and worse, the parties who are prejudiced tend to condemn the entire judicial system.

The Facts

In a letter-complaint dated 8 February 2001,[1] complainant Jennifer B. Domingo (Domingo) charged respondents Sheriff Silvino R. Malana, Jr. (Malana) and Cipriano B. Verbo, Jr. (Verbo), both Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Office of the Clerk of Court...