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MARICOR L. GARADO, COMPLAINANT, VS. REYES, JJ. JUDGE LIZABETH GUTIERREZ-TORRES, RESPONDENT.

MARICOR L. GARADO, COMPLAINANT, VS. REYES, JJ. JUDGE LIZABETH GUTIERREZ-TORRES, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. MTJ-11-1778 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 08-1966- MTJ) | 2013-06-05

FIRST DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N

VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

Before us is a Verified Complaint-Affidavit,[1] filed by complainant Maricor L. Garado charging respondent Judge Lizabeth Gutierrez-Torres, Presiding Judge, Metropolitan Trial Court, Branch 60, Mandaluyong City, with violation of Rule 3.05,[2] Canon 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct in connection with Civil Case No. 20129 entitled “Maricor Garado v. Rose Virgie Estor.”
 
Complainant alleges that she is the plaintiff in the aforesaid civil case for sum of money and damages. She complains that the case is covered by the 1991 Revised Rule on Summary Procedure and only...