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Office of the Court Administrator Vs. Judge Harun B. Ismael

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, versus JUDGE HARUN B. ISMAEL, Respondent

A.M. No. RTJ-07-2045 | 2010-01-19

R E S O L U T I O N


CORONA, J.:

On April 25 to May 14, 2005, a judicial audit was conducted in the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Branch 22, presided over by respondent Judge Harun B. Ismael.

The judicial audit resulted in the issuance of a memorandum dated June 9, 2005 by the Office of Court Administrator (OCA)[1] directing respondent to explain his failure to decide and act on current and inherited cases, as well as to resolve incidents in various cases pending before him, within the reglementary period provided by law.[2] Respondent was likewise directed to inform the OCA if cases already submitted for...