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Sindon vs. Alzate

SAMSON B. SINDON, COMPLAINANT, VS. PRESIDING JUDGE RAPHIEL F. ALZATE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 1, BANGUED, ABRA, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. RTJ-20-2576 (formerly OCA IPI No. 18-4864-RTJ) | 2020-01-29

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Antecedents

Complainant Samson Sindon charged respondent Raphiel Alzate, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC)-Branch 1, Bangued, Abra and Atty. Janice Siganay Querrer, Clerk of Court of the same court with violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019 (RA 3019),[1] Section 5 of Republic Act No. 6713 (RA 6713)[2] and Section 1 of Rule 137 of the Rules of Court.[3]

In his Complaint dated October 12, 2017, Sindon essentially alleged:

 
On September 6, 2017, he requested, through his counsel Atty. Jean Phebie De Mesa of the Reynaldo Cortes Law...