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Maniago vs. Atty. De Dios (AC No. 7472, March 30, 2010)

Facts:

Co!"ainant see#s $or a %is&arent case against res!on%ent, Atty. 'or%es %e Dios, $or

engaging in the !ractice o$ "a %es!ite having &een ss!en%e% &y the Cort. *he !etitioner

a""ege% that she $i"e% a criina" case against a certain +iroshi Miyata, hich as then

re!resente% &y the res!on%ent. etitioner then %iscovere% $ro an -*C sta$$ that the

res!on%ent ha% an otstan%ing ss!ension or%er $ro the !ree Cort since 2001.

/n her res!onse, res!on%ent e!"aine% that thogh it is tre that an a%inistrative case as

in%ee% $i"e% against her here she ete% a !ena"ty o$ si onths ss!ension. +oever, she

a"rea%y serve% sch ss!ension ie%iate"y a$ter the recei!t o$ the Corts reso"tion on May

Nove&er 2001 that she $ora""y in$ore% the Cort that she as resing he !ractice o$ "a,

 hich she acta""y %i%.

A !ro&"e arose hen then %ge Farra"es erroneos"y isse% a %erivative in 2007 or%ering

res!on%ent to %esist $ro the !ractice o$ "a an% revo#e% her notaria" coission $or 2 years.-es!on%ent $i"es a Motion $or C"ari$ication hich gave the i!ression that res!on%ent is not yet

a""oe% to rese in her !ractice o$ "a.

*he 5$$ice o$ the Cort A%inistrator (5CA), a$ter eva"ation, recoen%e% the "i$ting o$ the

or%er o$ ss!ension, a""oing the res!on%ent to rese $ro her !ractice o$ "a, even %es!ite

the $act o$ neg"ecting to s&it the re6ire% certi$ications that res!on%ent has a"rea%y serve%

her %esistance.

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95N the res!on%ents res!tion $ro the !ractice o$ "a is va"i% %es!ite her $ai"re to s&it

re6ire% certi$ications an% !assing throgh 5C $or eva"ation.

+8'D:

;8. *he !ree Cort reso"ve% this $oregoing case &ase% $ro the $o""oing gi%e"ines:

1. A$ter a $in%ing that res!on%ent "ayer st &e ss!en%e% $ro the !ractice o$ "a, the

Cort sha"" ren%er a %ecision i!osing the !ena"ty

2. n"ess the Cort e!"icit"y states that %ecision is ie%iate"y eectory, res!on%ent has

1< %ays to $i"e $or a otion $or reconsi%eration. Denia" o$ sch i"" ren%er %ecision $ina"

an% eectory

3. !on e!iration o$ the !erio% o$ ss!ension, res!on%ent sha"" $i"e a sorn stateent ith

the Cort, throgh the 5C, stating that he or she has %esiste% $ro the !ractice o$ "a.

4. Co!ies o$ the orn tateent sha"" &e $rnishe% to the 'oca" Cha!ter o$ the / an%

8ective %ge here case is !en%ing

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<. *he orn stateent sha"" &e consi%ere% as !roo$ o$ res!on%ents co!"iance ith the

or%er o$ ss!ension

=. Any $in%ing o$ re!ort contrary to the stateent a%e &y "ayer n%er oath sha"" &e

gron% $or the i!osition o$ a ore severe !nishent or %is&arent.

/t st &e a"so note% that the !ractice o$ "a is not a right &t a ere !rivi"ege an% as sch,

st &o to the inherent reg"atory !oer o$ the Cort to eact co!"iance ith the "ayers

!&"ic res!onsi&i"ities.

+ence, the Cort notes the -e!ort an% -ecoen%ation o$ the 5C, to isse a reso"tion

a""oing the res!tion $ro the !ractice o$ "a o$ the res!on%ent.