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[6/6] Olivia Laurel Vs. Judge Pablo B. Francisco

[6/6] OLIVIA LAUREL, Court Stenographer III, DIANA RAMOS, Utility Worker, both of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 25, Bi?an, Laguna and HERMINIA JAVIER, Clerk III, RTC-Office of the Clerk of Court, Bi?an, Laguna, and ALBERTO R. NOFUENTE, 3rd Assistant Provincial Prosecutor of Laguna, Complainants, versus JUDGE PABLO B. FRANCISCO, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 26, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-06-1992 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 98-603-RTJ) | 2010-07-06

In A.M. No. P-10-2749 Judge Francisco charged Alfonso, Bati, Cuevillas, Javier, Lopez, Magat, Moreno, Orfiano, Pascual, Perez, Santos, and Sevilla with Dishonesty and Gross Misconduct after said court personnel accused the judge, in their Comment in A. M. No. P-10-2747, of falsifying his certificates of service by making it appear that he was present and conducted hearings on days when he was actually absent.

We dismiss A.M. No. P-10-2749 as there is no basis to hold the concerned court personnel administratively liable for dishonesty and gross misconduct. Although we are not making a categorical finding herein that Judge Francisco...