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Sps. Anaya vs. Alvarez

SPOUSES NUNILO AND NEMIA ANAYA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. JOSE B. ALVAREZ, JR., RESPONDENT

A.C. No. 9436 | 2016-08-01

D E C I S I O N
 
MENDOZA, J.:
 
Before the Court is a Complaint[1] for disbarment filed by complainants Nunilo and Nemia Anaya (Spouses Anaya) against respondent Atty. Jose B. Alvarez, Jr. (Atty. Alvarez) before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Commission on Bar Discipline (IBP-CBD) for fraudulent and deceitful conducts.

The Antecedents:

In their Complaint, Spouses Anaya alleged that: (1) Atty. Alvarez prepared and notarized the deeds of sale of the three (3) properties they sold; (2) Atty. Alvarez asked them for cash in exchange for his four (4) Allied Bank checks with the assurance that the checks...