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Atty. Antonio G. Caneda Vs. Judge Eric F. Menchavez

ATTY. ANTONIO G. CA?EDA, Complainant, versus JUDGE ERIC F. MENCHAVEZ, Respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-06-2026 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 06-2496-RTJ) | 2009-03-04

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

Before us is the Complaint filed on April 12, 2006 by Atty. Antonio G. Cañeda (complainant) against Presiding Judge Eric F. Menchavez (respondent) of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 21, Cebu City, for violation of Section 6(3), Rule 140 of the Rules of Court in relation with Canons 2.01, 3.01 and 3.03 of the Code of Judicial Conduct for the Philippine Judiciary.[1]

The Antecedents

The complainant is the counsel of one of the defendants, Virginia Borromeo Guzman, in Civil Case No. CEB-30956, entitled Roberto Borromeo, et al. v. Heirs of Juan Borromeo, for judicial partition, pending with the...