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Coquia vs. Atty. Laforteza

FLORDELIZA E. COQUIA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. EMMANUEL E. LAFORTEZA, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9364 [Formerly CBD Case No. 13-3696] | 2017-02-08

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before us is a Petition for Disbarment dated February 6, 2012 filed by Flordeliza E. Coquia[1] (Coquia) against respondent Atty. Emmanuel E. Laforteza (Atty. Laforteza), docketed as A.C. No. 9364, for Conduct Unbecoming of a Lawyer due to the unauthorized notarization of documents relative to Civil Case No. 18943.[2]

Atty. Laforteza was a former Clerk of Court of Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 68, Lingayen, Pangasinan, having assumed office in November 17, 2004 until January 31, 2011.[3] On February 1, 2011, Arty. Laforteza...