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Yambot vs. Tuquero

ISAGANI M. YAMBOT, LETTY JIMENEZ-MAGSANOC, JOSE MA. D. NOLASCO, ARTEMIO T. ENGRACIA, JR. and VOLT CONTRERAS, Petitioners, - versus- Hon. ARTEMIO TUQUERO in his capacity as Secretary of Justice, and ESCOLASTICO U. CRUZ, JR., Respondents.

G.R. No. 169895 | 2011-03-23

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari (under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court), assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 62479 dated July 8, 2005 and its Resolution[2] dated September 29, 2005 in the same case.

The antecedents of this case are as follows

On May 26, 1996, the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) printed an article[3] headlined Judge mauled me, says court employee, carrying the by-line of petitioner Volt Contreras (Contreras).  The article reported an alleged mauling incident that took place between respondent Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC)...