OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE AUGUSTINE A. VESTIL, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 56, MANDAUE CITY.

Ruling

WHEREFORE , Judge Augustine A. Vestil, RTC, Branch 56, Mandaue City, is found GUILTY of gross ignorance of the law and procedure. He is imposed a penalty of FINE in the amount of P21,000.00 to be deducted from his accrued leave credits. Judge Jesus dela Peña, RTC, Branch 62, Oslob, Cebu, is found GUILTY of gross ignorance of the law and jurisprudence tantamount to grave abuse of authority. He is imposed a penalty of FINE in the amount of P40,000.00 with a stern warning that a repetition of the same or similar acts shall be dealt with more severely. Atty. Emeline Bullecer-Cabahug, Branch Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 56, Mandaue City, is required to SHOW CAUSE why no disciplinary action should be taken against her for issuing a Constancia on February 6, 2004, motu proprio submitting for resolution the Motion to Dismiss Petition in Civil Case No. MAN-3855, entitled Mary Ann T. Castro-Roa v. Rocky Rommel D. Roa . Let the administrative matter against Atty. Bullecer-Cabahug be given a separate docket number and raffled for assignment to a Justice of the Court. SO ORDERED.