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OCA vs. Arreza

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, V. WALTER INOCENCIO V. ARREZA, JUDGE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, PITOGO, QUEZON, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. MTJ-18-1911 (formerly A.M. No. 17-08-98-MTC) | 2018-04-16

R E S O L U T I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
From September 19, 2016 to October 1, 2016, a judicial audit was conducted in Branches 61 and 62, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Gumaca, Quezon, and all the Municipal Trial Courts (MTC)/Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (MCTC) under the said RTC's jurisdiction. The results thereof,[1] particularly with respect to the MTC, Pitogo, Quezon presided by Judge Walter Inocencio V. Arreza (Judge Arreza), showed, that out of the 35 pending cases, there were numerous undecided cases which had been overdue for several years.[2]
 
In view of this, Deputy Court Administrator Raul B. Villanueva (DCA...