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Pemberton vs. Hon. De Lima

JOSEPH SCOTT PEMBERTON, PETITIONER, VS. HON. LEILA M. DE LIMA, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, JUDGE ROLINE GINEZ- JABALDE, IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 74 OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF OLONGAPO CITY, AND MARILOU LAUDE Y SERDONCILLO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 217508 | 2016-04-18

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
This resolves a Petition for Certiorari[1] praying that the Resolutions dated January 27, 2015[2] and February 20, 2015[3] of respondent Secretary of Justice Leila M. De Lima (Secretary De Lima) in I.S. No. III-10-INV-14J-01102[4]be reversed and set aside.[5]

A complaint for murder was filed by the Philippine National Police-Olongapo City Police Office and private respondent Marilou Laude y Serdoncillo (Laude) against petitioner Joseph Scott Pemberton (Pemberton).[6]

On October 17, 2014, Pemberton received a Subpoena[7] issued by the City Prosecutor of Olongapo City giving him 10 days from...