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JurisprudenceA.M. No. RTJ-99-1469

A.M. No. RTJ-99-1469 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 97-484-RTJ) - JULIUS N. RABOCA, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ALEJANDRO M. VELEZ, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, BRANCH 20.RESOLUTION - Supreme Court E-Library

Cited Laws

RA 551RA 729RA 748,RA 371RA 12RA 1,RA 8,RA 166,RA 91,RA 589,RA 264,RA 541,RA 534,RA 297
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TL;DR — Ruling

WHEREFORE, we find respondent Judge Alejandro M. Velez GUILTY of Gross Inefficiency for failing to decide two (2) Motions for Summary Judgment in Civil Case No. 91-246 within the reglementary period and of Serious Misconduct for submitting falsified monthly certificates of service over a period of more or less five years. Accordingly, with due respect to the circumstances herein, a fine of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.

Decision

Ruling

WHEREFORE, we find respondent Judge Alejandro M. Velez GUILTY of Gross Inefficiency for failing to decide two (2) Motions for Summary Judgment in Civil Case No. 91-246 within the reglementary period and of Serious Misconduct for submitting falsified monthly certificates of service over a period of more or less five years. Accordingly, with due respect to the circumstances herein, a fine of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00), deductible from his withheld retirement benefits, is hereby imposed upon respondent. SO ORDERED.