A.M. No. 98-8-262-RTC

Ruling

WHEREFORE , it is respectfully recommended that: "1. Judge Proceso K. De Gala, RTC, Branch 61, Gumaca, Quezon be found guilty of dereliction of duties and gross inefficiency for his failure to decide Criminal Cases Nos. 4849-G and Civil Cases Nos. 1923, 1980, 2204 and 2088 within the ninety (90) day period; for violation of Section 2, Rule 30, 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure; and for violation of Adm. Circular No. 3-92 and accordingly be meted a FINE of P20,000.00, the amount to be deducted from the P50,000.00 ordered withheld from his retirement benefits per resolution dated September 15, 1998 and the balance of P30,000.00 to be delivered to him by the Court; "2. Judge Rodolfo V. Garduque, RTC, Branch 63, Calauag, Quezon, be found guilty of dereliction of duties and gross inefficiency for his failure to decide Criminal Cases Nos. 2802-C, 2580-C, 2207-C, 1638-C, 1956-C and SP-150, SP-2798 and Civil Case No. 1117; and for his failure to resolve within the period required on matters/incidents pending in Criminal Cases Nos. 2234-C, 2609-C and Civil Case Nos. C-1012, SP-962 and for his inaction for a considerable length of time those cases mentioned in the report, and for his violation of existing circulars and the rules of court relative to punctuality and strict observance of session hours and to adjournments and postponement of cases and accordingly a FINE of P20,000.00 be imposed, the amount to be deducted from the P50,000.00 ordered withheld from his retirements benefits per resolution of September 15, 1998 and the balance of P30,000.00 to be delivered to him by the Court; "3. Branch Clerks of Courts Arnel B. Caparros of Branch 61 be found guilty of breach of duty and negligence for the untruthful and erroneous April, 1998 monthly report submitted to this Court and Chona E. Pulgar-Navarro for dereliction of duty in failing to submit the required semestral docket inventory report and both be SEVERELY CENSURED with warning that a repetition of similar infraction in the future will be dealt with more severely by this Court; NOTE: For failure to update entries in the docket books, both were ADMONISHED in the resolution of September 15, 1998. "4. Judge Designate Manuel Salumbides of MTC, Calauag and MTC, Tagkawayan be directed to INFORM this Court, thru the Office of the Court Administrator, witin ten (10) days from notice the status of the cases mentioned in the resolution of September 15, 1998." [14] In the resolution, dated 08 June 1999, of the Court, Judge Proceso K. De Gala, Judge Rodolfo V. Garduque and Branch Clerks of Court Arnel B. Caparros and Chona E. Pulgar-Navarro were required to manifest if they were submitting the case for resolution on the basis of the documents on record. In the same resolution, Judge-Designate Manuel Salumbides of MTC, Calauag and MTC, Tagkawayan, was directed to inform the Court of the status of the cases mentioned in the Court's resolution of 15 September 1998. His compliance was noted in the resolution, dated 21 S