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Re: Complaint Of Atty. Mariano R. Pefianco Against Justices Maria Elisa Sempio Diy, Ramon Paul L. Hernando, And Carmelita Salandanan-Manahan, Of The Court Of Appeals Cebu

RE: COMPLAINT OF ATTY. MARIANO R. PEFIANCO AGAINST JUSTICES MARIA ELISA SEMPIO DIY, RAMON PAUL L. HERNANDO, AND CARMELITA SALANDANAN-MANAHAN, OF THE COURT OF APPEALS CEBU

IPI No. 14-222-CA-J | 2016-02-23

D E C I S I O N
 
BRION, J.:
 
For this Court's resolution is the letter-complaint[1] dated February 20, 2014, filed by Atty. Mariano R. Pefianco (complainant) seeking the suspension from office of Associate Justices Maria Elisa Sempio Diy, Carmelita Salandanan-Manahan, and Ramon Paul L. Hernando (respondent-Justices) of the Court of Appeals, Cebu City Station, for alleged violations of Canon 3 of the New Code of Judicial Conduct on impartiality, and Sec. 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019[2] on causing'undue injury or giving unwarranted benefits, advantage, or preference to a private party, in the discharge of judicial functions,...