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82. Carmelita Danao vs. Jesus Franco A.M. No. P-02-1569

FAC!" Carmelita !. Danao #ile$ an a$ministrative com%laint a&ainst Jesus . Franco'!(eri## )*' +ue,on Cit /C #or serious miscon$uct on !e%temer 22' 2000. (e

com%lainant' a %lainti## in a certain civil case' as ale to secure a rit o# e3ecution.

/es%on$ent $eman$e$ #rom com%lainant t(e amount o# P5'000.00 in or$er to

im%lement t(e rit an$ in#orme$ (er t(at it as a stan$ar$ o%eratin& %roce$ure #or a

innin& %art to &ive mone to t(e s(eri## so t(at t(e rit can e im%lemente$.

Com%lainant %rocee$e$ to t(e National 4ureau o# )nvesti&ation to #ile a com%laint

a&ainst res%on$ent an$ to %lan an entra%ment o%eration. (e #olloin& $a com%lainant

(an$e$ t(e mone to res%on$ent an$ imme$iatel t(erea#ter t(e N4) A&ents arreste$

res%on$ent.

/es%on$ent #ile$ (is CommentMotion o Dismiss7 alle&in& inter alia t(at asi$e

#rom miscon$uct' com%lainant also c(ar&e$ (im it( roer e3tortion. /es%on$ent

insists t(at since t(e alle&ations o# t(e a$ministrative com%laint are similar to t(ose

containe$ in t(e in#ormation in t(e sai$ criminal case (ic( as or$ere$ it($ran'

conseuentl t(e a$ministrative com%laint s(oul$ e $ismisse$. Com%lainant #ile$ (er

o%%osition to res%on$ents CommentMotion to Dismiss7 alle&in& t(e it($raal o# t(e

)n#ormation a&ainst res%on$ent $ue to insu##icienc o# evi$ence $oes not :usti# t(e

$ismissal o# t(e a$ministrative com%laint a&ainst (im. (e Court A$ministrator #oun$

res%on$ent s(eri## &uilt o# miscon$uct an$ recommen$e$ t(at a #ine o# P1'000.00 eim%ose$ u%on (im it( a arnin& t(at commission o# t(e same o##ense ill arrant a

more $rastic %enalt. A#ter a ear' t(e Court or$ere$ t(at t(e com%laint e re-$oc;ete$

as an a$ministrative case.

)!!

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uns%ent amount s(all e re#un$e$ to t(e %art ma;in& t(e $e%osit. (erea#ter' a #ull

re%ort s(all e sumitte$ t(e s(eri##.

/es%on$ent s(eri## sim%l $eman$e$ #rom com%lainant t(e sum o# P5'000.00

it(out #irst #urnis(in& (er t(e estimate or $etail o# t(e e3%enses an$ it(out securin&

court a%%roval. =ven conce$in& t(at t(e sum o# P5'000.00 $eman$e$ res%on$ent is

reasonale' t(is $oes not :usti# (is $eviation #rom t(e %roce$ure lai$ $on in t(e aove

/ule.1

(e Court con$emns an$ ill never countenance an con$uct' act or omission on

t(e %art o# all t(ose involve$ in t(e a$ministration o# :ustice (ic( violates t(e norm o#

%ulic accountailit an$ $iminis(es t(e #ait( o# t(e %eo%le in t(e Ju$iciar.

>@=/=F?/=' t(e Court #in$s res%on$ent Jesus . Franco' !(eri## )*' assi&ne$ at

t(e /C' 4ranc( 215' +ue,on Cit' &uilt o# sim%le miscon$uct an$ is !

#rom t(e service #or to 2 mont(s it(out %a an$ ot(er #rin&e ene#its inclu$in& leave

cre$its'8it( a stern arnin& t(at a re%etition o# t(e same o##ense s(all e $ealt it(

more severel.

A$$itional /ea$in&s

!ection 9' /ule 1B1 o# t(e /evise$ /ules o# Court %rescries t(e %roce$ure to e

#olloe$ t(e s(eri##s in im%lementin& a rit o# e3ecution' t(us"

!=C. 9. !(eri##s an$ ot(er %ersons servin& %rocesses.-

333.

)n a$$ition to t(e #ees (ereinaove #i3e$' t(e %art reuestin& t(e %rocess o# an court'

%reliminar' inci$ental' or #inal' s(all %a t(e s(eri##s e3%enses in servin& or e3ecutin&t(e %rocess' or sa#e&uar$in& t(e %ro%ert levie$ u%on' attac(e$ or sei,e$' inclu$in&;ilometra&e #or eac( ;ilometer o# travel' &uar$s #ees' are(ousin& an$ similarc(ar&es' in an amount estimate$ t(e s(eri##' su:ect to t(e a%%roval o# t(e court.

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t(e %art ma;in& t(e $e%osit. A #ull re%ort s(all e sumitte$ t(e $e%ut s(eri##assi&ne$ it( (is return' an$ t(e s(eri##s e3%enses s(all e ta3e$ as costs a&ainst t(e

:u$&ment $etor.7