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Gerdtman vs. Montemayor, Jr.

ROSEMARIE GERDTMAN, REPRESENTED BY HER SISTER AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, ROSALINE LOPEZ BUNQUIN, COMPLAINANT, VS. RICARDO V. MONTEMAYOR, JR., SHERIFF IV, OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF, CALAPAN CITY, PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. P-13-3113 | 2016-08-02

D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
We have ruled time and again that sheriffs are keepers of the public faith. Inevitably in close contact with litigants, sheriffs should maintain obedience to the law and the rules and observe circumspection in their behavior. Any conduct short of these shall not be tolerated and we will not hesitate to impose the supreme penalty of dismissal to purge the Judiciary from undeserving individuals.
 
The Case

For our consideration is the Complaint-Affidavit[1] filed by Rosemarie Gerdtman (Complainant)  charging Ricardo V. Montemayor, Jr. (Sheriff Montemayor), Sheriff IV at the Office of the...