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CALLEJO, SR., J.:
WHEREFORE
, for failure to decide cases and
pending incidents within the reglementary period, Judge Rumoldo R. Fernandez is
found GUILTY of gross inefficiency. He is meted a FINE of Ten
Thousand Pesos (P11,000.00), to be deducted from his retirement
benefits. The Fiscal
Management Office is DIRECTED to immediately release the balance of the
respondent's retirement benefits after such fine has been deducted therefrom.
SO ORDERED .
ROMEO J. CALLEJO, SR.
Associate Justice
WE CONCUR:
REYNATO S. PUNO
Associate Justice
Chairman
MA. ALICIA AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ DANTE O. TINGA
Associate Justice Associate Justice
On leave
MINITA V. CHICO-NAZARIO
Associate Justice
Endnotes:
* On leave.
[1] Memorandum dated August 22, 2005, pp. 5-6.
[2] Id. at 4-5.
[3] Id. at 5.
[4] SECTION 15 (1), ARTICLE VIII.
[5] Re: Report on the Judicial Audit Conducted in the MTCC, Branch 5, Davao City and RTC, Brs. 12 & 15, Davao City, A.M. No. 99-8-286-RTC, 17 March 2000, 328 SCRA 321; Report on the Judicial Audit Conducted in RTC , Branches 29, 56 & 57, Libmanan, Camarines Sur, A.M. No. 98-1-11-RTC, 7 October 1999, 316 SCRA 272; Re: Request of Judge Irma Zita V. Masamayor, RTC -Br. 52, Talibon, Bohol, A.M. No. 98-12-381-RTC, 5 October 1999, 316 SCRA 219; Re: Judge Danilo M. Tenerife, A.M. No. 94-5-42-MTC, 20 March 1996, 255 SCRA 184.
[6] Re: Report on the Judicial Audit Conducted in the Regional Trial Court, Branches 3, 5, 7, 60 and 61, Baguio City, A.M. No. 02-9-568-RTC, 11 February 2004, 422 SCRA 408; Adriano v. Villanueva, A.M. No. MTJ-99-1232, 19 February 2003, 397 SCRA 627.
[7] Rule 1.02, Canon 1.
[8] A.M. No. 03-05-01-SC, which took effect on June 1, 2004.
[9] Canon 6, Section 5.
[10] Report on the Judicial Audit Conducted in the RTC , Br. 22, Kabacan, North Cotabato, A.M. No. 02-8-441-RTC, 3 March 2004, 424 SCRA 206; Re: Report on the Judicial Audit Conducted in the Regional Trial Court Branches 61,134 and 147, Makati, Metro Manila, A.M. No. 93-2-1001-RTC, 5 September 1995, 248 SCRA 5.
[11] Re: Report on the Judicial Audit Conducted in the MTCC, Branch 5, Bacolod City, A.M. No. 04-3-63-MTCC, 23 November 2004, 443 SCRA 425.
[12] Report on the Judicial Audit Conducted in the Regional Trial Court, Branch 8, Cebu City, A.M. No. 05-2-101-RTC, 26 April 2005; Report on the Judicial Audit Conducted in the Regional Trial Court, Branch 5, Iligan City, A.M. No. 02-10-628-RTC, 1 October 2004, 440 SCRA 1.
[13] Misajon v. Feranil, A.M. Nos. P-02-1565, MTJ-02-1408, P-04-1900, 18 October 2004, 440 SCRA 315.
[14] Re: Report on the Judicial Audit Conducted at the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (Branch 1), Surigao City, A.M. No. P-04-1835, 11 January 2005, 448 SCRA 13.