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Accordingly, the OCA recommended the appointment of an assisting judge to hear, try and decide the cases in said sala at least twice a week until respondent judge has decided/resolved all cases submitted for decision/resolution which have not been decided/resolved or until further orders from this Court. Acting on the said Memorandum Report and the Recommendation of the Court Administrator, this Court issued an en banc Resolution dated January 25, 2005, [4] stating, thus: (a) DIRECT Hon. William M. Layague, Presiding Judge, RTC, Br. 14, Davao City to EXPLAIN in writing, within the period mentioned in par. (A), subpar. 3, in connection with par. (D) below, why no administrative sanction should be taken against him for: (a) failure to decide the following cases which are already beyond the reglementary period to decide, to wit: Criminal Cases Nos. 30,811; 34,403; 36,954; 37,841; 38,573; 38,790; 39,088; 39,337; 39,338; 39,339; 39,340; 39,341; 40,094; 41,092; 41,643; 42,138; 42,139; 42,140; 42,651; 42,695; 43,003; 44,929; 44,930; 44,931; 44,932; 45,238; 45,239; 45,240; 46,750; 47,828; 48,976; 50,739; 51,747; 51,748; 51,749; 51,750; 97,370; 97,371; 97,372; 97,373; 52,369; and Civil Cases Nos. 049; 12,271; 19,835; 20,097; 21,329; 22,687; 23,263; 23,323; 24,480; 24,502; 24,610; 24,930; 25,104; 25,110; 25,206; 25,232; 25,411; 25,542; 25,663; 25,912; 26,457; 27,050; 27,097; 27,112; 27,511; 28,073; 28,172; 28,481; 28,549; 28,577; 28,695; 28,842; 28,958; 29,033; 29,093; 29,224; 29,240; 29,512; 29,551; 29,648; 30,087; 30,340; 54,140; (b) failure to resolve the following cases which have not been resolved with ( sic ) the reglementary period, to wit: Criminal Cases Nos. 5186; 24,854; 24,855; 26,888; 27,011; 31,181; 31,436; 31,437; 34,403; 34,534; 35,917; 36,953; 37,089; 37,090; 37,100; 37,347; 37,348; 37,349; 37,350; 37,351; 37,352; 37,353; 37,354; 38,542; 38,875; 38,876; 38,877; 38,878; 39,688; 39,812; 39,986; 40,084; 40,391; 40,953; 41,460; 41,538; 41,539; 41,619; 41,657; 41,658; 42,197; 42.198; 42,336; 42,337; 42,338; 42,339; 42,340; 42,341; 42,619; 42,705; 42,816; 42,817; 42,818; 43,756; 43,822; 44,139; 44,466; 44,749; 44,807; 44,952; 44, 955 (sic) ; 44,953; 44,954; 44,955; 44,956; 44,957; 44,958; 44,959; 44,960; 44,961; 44,962; 45,122; 45,973; 45,974; 46,034; 46,155; 46,192; 46,193; 46,194; 46,195; 46,196; 46,197; 46,198; 46,199; 46,200; 46,201; 46,202; 46,361; 46,362; 46,363; 46,364; 46,365; 46,366; 46,367; 46,368; 46,369; 46,370; 46,371; 46,372; 46,373; 46,374; 46,375; 46,376; 46,377; 46,378; 46,379; 46,380; 46,381; 47,028; 47,362; 47,661; 48,217; 48,608; 48,627; 48,719; 48,771; 48,772; 49,079; 49,080; 49,081; 49,082; 49,083; 49,084; 49,085; 49,086; 49,087; 49,088; 49,089; 49,090; 49,091; 49,092; 49,093; 49,094; 49,095; 49,096; 49,097; 49,098; 49,099; 49,100; 49,101; 49,102; 49,103; 49,104; 49,105; 49,106; 49,107; 50,143; 51,165; 52,011; 52,779; 53,565; 53,657; 53,713; 53,714; 53,715; 54,037; 54.038; 54,054; and Civil Cases Nos. 024; 2933; 17,670; 22,6