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Gaspar R. Dutosme Vs. Atty. Rey D. Caayona

GASPAR R. DUTOSME, Complainant, versus ATTY. REY D. CAAYON, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-08-2578 [Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 08-2924-P] | 2009-07-31

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Gaspar R. Dutosme (complainant) charged Atty. Rey D. Caayon (respondent), Branch Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 61, Bogo, Cebu in an affidavit dated August 2, 2006, for soliciting and receiving the amount of P2,500 representing commissioner's and stenographer's fees and not issuing an official receipt therefor.

By complainant's claim, he went to Branch 61 of the RTC on May 9, 2006 to secure a copy of a decision in LRC Case No. 61-0053. He was able to secure a copy of the decision alright but only after respondent asked for and received Two Thousand Five Hundred (P2,500) Pesos...