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Atty. Emmanuel Pontejos Vs. Hon. Aniano Desierto and Restituto Aquino

ATTY. EMMANUEL PONTEJOS, Petitioner, versus HON. ANIANO A DESIERTO and RESTITUTO AQUINO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 148600 | 2009-07-07

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

In this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, petitioner seeks to set aside and annul the Decision[1] dated August 21, 2000 as well as the Resolution[2] dated June 15, 2001 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 54474.

The CA decision dismissed the petition filed by herein petitioner assailing the decision[3] of Aniano Desierto in his capacity as Ombudsman which found petitioner guilty of grave misconduct and imposed upon him the penalty of dismissal.

The factual antecedents of the case are summarized by the CA thus:

On August 26, 1998, the Housing and...