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ATTY. ROMULO B. MACALINTAL,

Complainant,

A. M. No. RTJ-97-1375

Octo!" 1#, 1997

-$!"%&%-JU'() AN()LITO C. T)*, R!+ional T"ial Co&"t,

B"anc 7, Ro%a"io, Batan+a%,

R!%pon!nt.

' ) C I / I O N

0)R CURIAM

In a l!tt!", at! 21 Ap"il 199#, Att. Rom&lo B. Macalintal "!lat! to t! Co&"t t!

act&ation% o4 J&+! An+!lito C. T!, )!c&ti$! J&+! an t! 0"!%iin+ J&+! o4 t!

R!+ional T"ial Co&"t, B"anc 7, Ro%a"io, Batan+a%, "!lati$! to )l!ction Ca%! No. R-

95-221.

It 6o&l app!a" tat J&+! T! i%%&! a "!%ol&tion a$!"%! to t! cli!nt o4 Att.

Macalintal in t! a4o"!n&m!"! !l!ction ca%!. Att. Macalintal &!%tion! t!

"!%ol&tion, $ia a p!tition 4o" c!"tio"a"i, !4o"! t! Commi%%ion on )l!ction%

8COM)L)C:. ;il! t! ca%! 6a% p!nin+ at t! COM)L)C, J&+! T! acti$!l

pa"ticipat! in t! p"oc!!in+%

a"! !"! ')NI)' 4o" lac= o4 %&>ci!nt l!+al an 4act&al a%i%?

@. T! Motion 4o" Iniition i% li=!6i%! ')NI)' 4o" lac= o4 %&>ci!nt l!+al an 4act&al

a%i%?

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3. An 4o" comp!llin+ t! "!%pon!nt J&+! to !n+a+! t! %!"$ic!% o4 co&n%!l 6o

p"!pa"! t! An%6!" to t! Motion 4o" Iniition, t! 0"ot!%t!!% co&n%!l, Att.

Rom&lo B. Macalintal i% !"! o"!"! to pa 0122,222.22 a% Atto"n!% !!% an

liti+ation !p!n%!% inci!nt to i% Motion 4o" Iniition.

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In it% "!%ol&tion, at! 1@ Ma"c 1997, t! Co&"t "!%ol$! to

DaE 'IR)CT J&+! An+!lito T! to ACT on t! motion 4o" iniition in acco"anc! 6it

t! p"oc!&"! p"!%c"i! in /!ction @, R&l! 137 o4 t! R&l!% o4 Co&"t?

DE TR)AT t! l!tt!" at! Ap"il 1, 199# o4 complainant a% an amini%t"ati$!

complaint a+ain%t J&+! An+!lito T! an oc=!t acco"in+l?

DcE CON/I')R t! comm!nt at! /!pt!m!" @2, 199# o4 J&+! T!

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o4 t! p!tition!" %all ! a+ain%t t! p!"%on o" p!"%on% in int!"!%t onl, an not

a+ain%t t! co&"t o" &+!.

)$i!ntl, t! acti$! pa"ticipation o4 "!%pon!nt &+!, !in+ m!"!l a nominal o"

4o"mal pa"t 8#: in t! c!"tio"a"i p"oc!!in+%, i% not call! 4o". In T&"&!Ha $%.

*!"nano, 87: t! Co&"t a% !plain!

8U:n!" /!ction 5 o4 R&l! #5 o4 t! R&l!% o4 Co&"t, a &+! 6o%! o"!" i%

call!n+! in an app!llat! co&"t o!% not a$! to cial act&ation% in a ca%! &t %o&l appl

im%!l4 to i% p"incipal ta%= o4 !a"in+ an a&icatin+ t! ca%!% in i% co&"t. *! i%

m!"!l a nominal pa"t to t! ca%! an a% no p!"%onal int!"!%t no" p!"%onalit

t!"!in. 8:

R!%pon!nt% 4oll i not %top t!"!. ;!n complainant ci!nc %p"in+% 4"om a 4ail&"! to con%i!" %o a%ic an !l!m!ntal a

"&l!, a la6 o" a p"incipl! in t! i%ca"+! o4 i% &ti!%, a &+! i% !it!" too

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incomp!t!nt an &n!%!"$in+ o4 t! po%ition an titl! ! ol% o" ! i% too $icio&%

tat t! o$!"%i+t o" omi%%ion 6a% !li!"at!l on! in a 4ait an in +"a$! a&%!

o4 &icial a&to"it. In ot in%tanc!%, t! &+!% i%mi%%al i% in o"!". A4t!" all,

4ait in t! amini%t"ation o4 &%tic! !i%t% onl i4 !$!" pa"t-liti+ant i% a%%&"! tat

occ&pant% o4 t! !nc cannot &%tl ! acc&%! o4 !c!.

Ti% !ci%ion i% imm!iat!l !!c&to".

L!t a cop o4 ti% !ci%ion ! attac! to t! "!co"% o4 J&+! An+!lito C. T! 6it

ti% Co&"t.

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Na"$a%a, C.J., 'a$i!, J"., Rom!"o, B!llo%illo, M!lo, 0&no, Kit&+, ap&nan, M!noHa,

"anci%co, *!"mo%i%ima, J"., 0an+anian an To""!%, J"., JJ., conc&".

R!+alao, J., i% on l!a$!.

)nnot!%

81: Rollo, p. 11.8@: Rollo, p. #@.

83: Rollo, p. 1.

8F: Con%oliat! Ban= an T"&%t Co"po"ation $%. Capi%t"ano, 159 /CRA F7.

85: T! am!n! "&l! %tat!%

/!c. 5. R!%pon!nt% an co%t% in c!"tain ca%!%. ;!n t! p!tition c!" o" p!"%on impl!a! a% p&lic "!%pon!nt o"

"!%pon!nt%.

Unl!%% ot!"6i%! %p!ci

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8: At pp. F92-F91.

89: /!c. @. O!ction tat &+! i%&ali

tat an o>cial i% i%&alicial i% o!ction, %tatin+ t!

+"o&n% t!"!4o", an t! o>cial %all t!"!&pon p"oc!! 6it t! t"ial, o"

6it"a6, t!"!4"om in acco"anc! 6it i% !t!"mination o4 t! &!%tion o4 i%i%&ali