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Veronica F. Galindez Vs. Zosima Susbilla-De Vera

VERONICA F. GALINDEZ, Complainant, vs. ZOSIMA SUSBILLA-DE VERA, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-13-3126 | 2014-02-04

EN BANC

DECISION

PERCURIAM:

A court stenographer who defrauded a litigant by soliciting money to supposedly facilitate a legal proceeding in the court is guilty of the. most serious administrative offense of grave misconduct. Her dismissal from the service is fully warranted.

Antecedents

This administrative case stemmed from the complaint-affidavit dated October 12, 2009 filed by Veronica F. Galindez (Galindez) against Court Stenographer Zosima Susbilla-De Vera (Susbilla-De Vera) of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 72, in Olongapo City.

In her complaint-affidavit, 1 Galindez averred that sometime in July 2008, she had approached Susbilla-De...