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Atty. Jose A. Bernas Vs. Judge Julia A. Reyes, Metropolitan Trial Court, Branch 69, Pasig City

ATTY. JOSE A. BERNAS, Complainant, versus JUDGE JULIA A. REYES, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 69, PASIG CITY, Respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-09-1728 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 04-1623-MTJ) | 2010-07-21

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

In a verified complaint[1] dated September 29, 2004 filed with the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), complainant Jose A. Bernas charged respondent Judge Julia A. Reyes of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC), Branch 69, Pasig City, with gross ignorance of the law and manifest partiality in connection with an eviction suit before the sala of respondent Judge.

As gathered from the complaint and the subsequent documents filed, the antecedent facts of the case, originally docketed as OCA I.P.I. No. 04-1623-MTJ, are as follows:

Complainant was the counsel for Oakridge Properties, Inc....