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Tabuzo vs. Atty. Gomos

ACHERNAR B. TABUZO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JOSE ALFONSO M. GOMOS, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 12005 | 2018-07-23

RESOLUTION
 
GESMUNDO, J.:
 
The filing of an administrative complaint against an adjudicator is not the proper remedy for assailing the legal propriety of an adverse decision, order, resolution or recommendation, in the case of administrative complaints against lawyers. More importantly, the reckless practice of filing baseless administrative complaints against fellow lawyers undeniably degrades rather than cleanses the ranks of the legal profession.

The Antecedents:

Before the Court is a Verified Complaint[1] filed by Atty. Achernar B. Tabuzo (complainant) against Atty. Jose Alfonso M. Gomos (respondent)[2] who...