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LIM vs. DUMLAO DUMLAO – A.M. A.M. No. MTJ-04 MTJ-04-15 -1556, 56, 31 Marc March h 2005 2005

Complainant : PURITA LIM Respondent :JUDGE CESAR M. DUMLAO, Muniipal T!ial T!ial Cou!t, San Mateo, Isa"ela Ponn! "#NA$%&-&ANTIA'O (A)T& o

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Complainant Pu!ita Lim #$e!i%ied lette!&omplaint dated June ', ())*+ a!-ed !espondent Jud-e Cesa! M. Dumlao o% te Muniipal T!ial T!ial Cou!t o% San Mateo, Isa"ela, it G!oss I-no!ane o% te La and G!a$e A"use o% Auto!it/. Auto!it/. Complainant %iled to !iminal ases %o! a!nappin- and te%t it te RTC Santia-o Cit/, Isa"ela, 0!an *', a-ainst a e!tain 1e!man A. Medina. Medina as app!eended and detained at te 0JMP, 0JMP, Santia-o Cit/ Jail, "/ $i!tue o% a 2a!!ant o% A!!est issued "/ P!esidin- Jud-e 3e Al"ano Mad!id o%  0!an *'. 1oe$e!, Dumlao issued t!ee sepa!ate o!de!s %o! te !elease o% Medina on te -!ound tat e ad posted "ail it is ou!t. Lim alle-ed tat Dumlao %!e4uentl/ app!o$es "ail "onds %o! ases %iled in ote! ou!ts and outside te te!!ito!ial 5u!isdition o% is ou!t. 1e also issues sea! a!!ants %o! implementation outside o%  is ou!t6s 5u!isdition. 2i, !esultantl/, a!e o%ten 4uased and te o!!espondin- ases dismissed "eause te a!tiles sei7ed e!e inadmissi"le as e$idene. As p!oo% to e! omplaint, omplainant attaed t!ee #*+ opies o% Sea! 2a!!ant and as late! on o!de!ed 4uased %o! "ein- in%i!med and %atall/ de%eti$e. Complainant !e4uested %o! an in$esti-ation into te ati$ities o% !espondent 5ud-e, Dumlao. Atinon te said issue, Cou!t Administ!ato! !e%e!!ed te omplaint to Dumlao !e4ui!in- is omment te!eon itin ten da/s %!om !eeipt, "ut e %ailed to %ile te !e4ui!ed omment notitstandin- is !eeipt o% te o!de!. o!de!. Te OCA6s e$aluation stated : Respondent6s %ailu!e to su"mit is omment as !e4ui!ed is indiati$e o% is admission o% te a!-es pendin- a-ainst im. Indeed, te p!atie o% !espondent aeptin- and app!o$in- "ail "onds o%  detain detained ed pe!son pe!sons s o a!e a!-ed a!-ed o% !imes !imes in ou!ts ou!ts ote! ote! tan tan is on onsti onstitut tutes es -!oss -!oss i-no!ane o% te la.

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2o8 !espondent %ound -uilt/ o% G!oss I -no!ane o% te La and G!a$e A"use o% Auto!it/ "/ app!o$in- "ail "onds %o! aused pe!son o e!e detained in anote! plae outside is te!!ito!ial  5u!isdition.

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9es. Jud-e Cesa! M. Dumlao o% te Muniipal T!ial T!ial Cou!t o% San Mateo, Isa"ela, is %ound GUILT9 o% G!oss I-no!ane o% te La and G!a$e A"use o% Auto!it/ and as SUSPE8DED %!om o%%ie %o! a pe!iod o% si #;+ monts itout sala!/ and ote! "ene%its it a 2AR8I8G tat a !epetition o% te same sall me!it a mo !e se!ious penalt/. It is elementa!/ tat a muniipal t!ial ou!t 5ud-e as no auto!it/ to -!ant "ail to an aused a!!ested outside o% is te!!ito!ial 5u!isdition. Te !e4ui!ements o% Setion <=#a+, Rule <<> must "e omplied it "e%o!e a 5ud-e ma/ -!ant "ail. Te Cou!t !eo-ni7es tat not e$e!/ 5udiial e!!o! "espea?s i-no!ane o% te la and tat, i% om mitted in -ood %ait, does not a!!ant administ!ati$e santion, "ut onl/ in ases itin te pa!amete!s o% tole!a"le mis5ud-ment. 2e!e, oe$e!, te la is st!ai-t%o!a st!ai-t%o!a!d !d and te %ats so e$ident, e$ident, not to ?no it o! to at as i% one does not ?no it onstitutes -!oss i-no!ane o% te la.

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Respondent 5ud-e undenia"l/ e!!ed in app!o$in- te "ail and issuin- te o!de! o% !elease. 1e is epeted to ?no tat e!tain !e4ui!ements ou-t to "e omplied it "e%o!e e an app!o$e Medina6s "ail and issue an o!de! %o! is !elease. Te la in$ol$ed is !udimenta!/ tat it lea$es little !oom %o! e!!o!. Espaol and Suluen v. Mupas, te ou!t a$e stated: Tus, a 5ud-e o app!o$es appliations %o! "ail o% aused ose ases e!e not onl/ pendin- in ote! ou!ts "ut o e!e, li?eise, a!!ested and detained outside is te!!ito!ial 5u!isdition is -uilt/ o% -!oss i-no!ane o% te la and $iolates Rule *.)< o% te Code o% Judiial Condut. It must "e empasi7ed tat te !ules o% p!oedu!e a$e "een %o!mulated and p!omul-ated "/ tis Cou!t to ensu!e te speed/ and e%%iient administ!ation o% 5ustie. 3ailu!e to a"ide "/ tese !ules unde!mines te isdom "eind tem and diminises !espet %o! te la. Jud-es sould ensu!e st!it ompliane te!eit at all times in tei! !espeti$e 5u!isditions.

Respondent 5ud-e6s p!ediament is %u!te! a--!a$ated "/ is unauto!i7ed o! i!!e-ula! issuane o% sea! a!!ants not one "ut a num"e! o% times. 1is $iolations annot "e eused as me!e lapses in 5ud-ment "ut "latant