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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 15:11:08+00:00

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A.M. No. MTJ-P-08-1697 - ESTANISLAO V. ALVIOLA v. JUDGE HENRY B. AVELINO ETC.
ESTANISLAO V. ALVIOLA, Complainant, v. JUDGE HENRY B. AVELINO, MCTC, Pontevedra-Panay, Capiz, Respondent.
This is an administrative complaint against respondent Judge Henry B. Avelino of the 2nd Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Pontevedra-Panay, Pontevedra, Capiz for gross neglect of duty relative to a civil case for unlawful detainer and damages, docketed as Civil Case No. 405 and entitled "Spouses Estanislao V. Alviola and Carmen L. Alviola v. Spouses Dullano and Theresa Suplido."
In a Report11 dated 25 April 2006, the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) found respondent judge guilty of violating Paragraph 8, Title I (A) of A.M. No. 03-1-09-SC. The said provision requires judges to issue the required pre-trial order within ten (10) days after the termination of the pre-trial conference. Clearly, respondent judge violated the provision by issuing the Pre-Trial Order more than ten days after the termination of the Pre-Trial Conference on 26 August 2004.
For the record, respondent judge was fined P20,000.00 in A.M. No. MTJ-05-1583, entitled Arcenas v. Avelino21 for gross inefficiency. In addition, respondent Judge was fined P20,000.00 in A.M. No. MTJ-05-1606, Office of the Court Administrator v. Avelino,22 likewise for gross inefficiency. As such, the Court agrees with the OCA that a sterner penalty is in order.
WHEREFORE, respondent Judge Henry B. Avelino of the 2nd Municipial Circuit Trial Court of Pontevedra-Panay, Pontevedra, Capiz is liable for undue delay in rendering a pre-trial order and is hereby SUSPENDED from office without salary and other benefits for a period of TWO (2) MONTHS effective immediately upon service of this Resolution. He is STERNLY WARNED that a repetition of the same or similar act shall be dealt with more severely.
* As replacement of Justice Leonardo A. Quisumbing who is on official leave per Administrative Circular No. 84-2007.
4 Id. at 55. In an Order dated 7 February 2006.
6 Id. at 59-60. Motion for Reconsideration dated 22 February 2006.
16 Id. at 52 and 82-84. The defendants' motion for correction of pre-trial order states that it was issued on 2 January 2005.
17 Bunyi v. Hon. Caraos, 394 Phil. 211, 217 (2000).
18 Cuevas v. Balderian, 389 Phil. 580, 583 (2000).
19 As amended by A.M. No. 01-8-10-SC, which took effect on 01 October 2001.
20 Rules of Court, Rule 140, Sec. 11(b), as amended.
21 A.M. No. MTJ-05-1583, 11 March 2005, 453 SCRA 202.
22 MTJ No. 05-1606, 9 December 2005, 477 SCRA 9.

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