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Josephine Sarmiento, et al. Vs. Hon. Aznar D. Lindayag, et al.

JOSEPHINE SARMIENTO and MARY JANE MANSANILLA, Complainants, versus HON. AZNAR D. LINDAYAG, ASSISTING JUDGE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN, Respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-09-1743 [Formerly A.M. No. OCA IPI No. 08-1954-MTJ] | 2010-08-03

R E S O L U T I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

In a December 22, 2007 Verified Complaint,[1] Josephine Sarmiento and Mary Jane Mansanilla (complainants) charged Judge Aznar D. Lindayag (respondent), in his capacity as Assisting Judge of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC), San Francisco del Monte, Bulacan, with Grave Abuse of Authority and Ignorance of the Law.

Gathered from the rollo are the following facts which spawned the filing of the present administrative case.

The Spouses Eliseto Panchito Burlas and Carmelita Burlas filed on April 20, 1990 a complaint for ejectment against herein complainants before the then Municipal Trial...