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Office of the Court Administrator vs. Hon. Mupas et al. [DECISION]

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. HON. JESUS B. MUPAS, FORMER PRESIDING JUDGE, ATTY. MELBEN REY M. MADRID, BRANCH CLERK OF COURT, LIZA I. DOCTOLERO, COURT STENOGRAPHER, AND HERMITO DELA CRUZ III, CRIMINAL CLERK-IN-CHARGE, ALL OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PASAY CITY, BRANCH 112, RESPONDENTS

A.M. No. RTJ-21-2604 [Formerly A.M. No. 21-01-03-SC] | 2023-08-22

D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
For the Court's Resolution is an administrative matter relating to an incident that occurred in the Regional Trial Court of Pasay City (RTC Pasay), Branch 112. Impleaded as respondents are the following: (a) Former Judge Jesus B. Mupas, then-Presiding Judge (Judge Mupas); (b) Atty. Melben Rey M. Madrid, Branch Clerk of Court (Atty. Madrid); (c) Liza I. Doctolero, Court Stenographer (Doctolero); and (d) Hermito Dela Cruz III, Criminal Clerk-in­-Charge (Dela Cruz; collectively respondents).
 
The Facts

On October 27, 2020, the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) received information that a...