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Herminio T. Disini vs. Sandiganbayan 623 SCRA 354

HERMINIO T. DISINI, Petitioner, versus THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN, THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, as represented by the OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (OSG), and the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT (PCGG), Respondents.

G.R. No. 175730 | 2010-07-05

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:

The simultaneous availment of judicial remedies from different fora for exactly the same ultimate relief and involving the same issue constitutes forum-shopping. It is a prohibited malpractice, condemned for trifling with the courts and their processes.

The Case

The instant Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition[1] under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court seeks to:

1. Annul the December 18, 2006 Resolution of the Sandiganbayan (respondent court), which denied petitioner's Motion to Lift Default Order and to Admit Answer, and consequently allowed respondent Republic to present evidence ex-parte in Civil...