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Lim vs. Atty. Rivera

PAULINO LIM, COMPLAINANT, V. ATTY. SOCRATES R. RIVERA, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 12156 | 2018-06-20

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is an administrative complaint[1] dated March 9, 2015 filed by Paulino Lim (complainant) against respondent Atty. Socrates R. Rivera (respondent), praying that the latter be meted disciplinary sanctions for defrauding the former by issuing a worthless check as guarantee for the payment of respondent's loan.
 
The Facts
 
Complainant alleged that he met respondent sometime in June 2014 in the hallway of the Regional Trial Court of Makati City while accompanying his cousin who was then inquiring about the status of a case. The two (2) became acquainted after...