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Capinpin vs. Atty. Cesa Jr.

GREGORIO V. CAPINPIN, JR., Complainant, vs. ATTY. ESTANISLAO L. CESA, JR., Respondent. Present: BERSAMIN, J., Acting Chairperson, REYES, *PERLAS-BERNABE, JARPELEZA, and TIJAM, JJ.

A.C. No. 6933 | 2017-07-05

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
Before this Court is an administrative complaint1 filed by complainant1 Gregorio Capinpin, Jr., praying for the suspension from the practice of law or disbarment of respondent Atty. Estanislao L. Cesa, Jr. for violating the Canons of Professional Ethics in connection- with the foreclosure of complainant's properties.

Factual Antecedents
 
On February 14, 1997, complainant executed a real estate mortgage (REM)2 on his two lots in favor of Family Lendi_ng Corporation (FLC) as security for a loan amounting to PhP 5 Million with interest...