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Tan vs. Atty. Gumba

TOMAS P. TAN, JR., COMPLAINANT, V. ATTY. HAIDE V. GUMBA, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9000 | 2018-01-10

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
This case is an offshoot of the administrative Complaint[1] filed by Tomas P. Tan, Jr. (complainant) against Atty. Haide V. Gumba (respondent), and for which respondent was suspended from the practice of law for six months. The issues now ripe for resolution are: a) whether respondent disobeyed a lawful order of the Court by not abiding by the order of her suspension; and b) whether respondent deserves a stiffer penalty for such violation.
 
Factual Antecedents
 
According to complainant, in August 1999, respondent obtained from him a P350,000.00 loan with 12% interest per annum....