In Re Raul M. Gonzalez Case Digest

IN RE FIRST INDORSEMET FROM HONORABLE RAUL M. GONZALEZ DATED 16 MARCH 1988 REQUESTING HONORABLE JUSTICE MARCELO B. FERNAN TO COMMENT ON AN ANONYMOUS LETTER-COMPLAINT.

A.M. No. 88-4-5433 DIGEST BY: Reynaldo R. Badulis J. Su!"i##ed: No$e"!e %5& %'() *A+TS ,* TE +ASE Te +ou# +,NSIDERED #e (s# Indose"en# da#ed () Ma/ (088 1o" M. Raul M. Gon2ale2& Tanod!ayanSe/ial6 Ta nod!ayanSe/ial6 7ose/u#o 1oadin9 #o M. Jus#i/e Ma/elo B. *enan a le##e-/o"la le##e-/o"lain#& in#& da#ed (4 De/e"!e (08 i# en/losue o1 #e +on/ened E"loyees o1 #e Sue"e +ou#& #o9e#e i# a #ele9a" o1  Mi9uel +uen/o& 1o /o""en# i#in #en ;('< days 1o" e/ei# eeo1. M. Jus#i/e *enan ad !ou9# #is (s# Indose"en# #o #e a##en#ion o1 #e +ou# en !an/ in $ie o1 #e i"o#an# i"li/a#ions o1 oli/y aised !y said (s# Indose"en#. Gon2ales as #e Tanod!ayan o Se/ial 7ose/u#o. e 1oaded #o M. Jus#i/e Ma/elo B. *enan a le##e/o"lain#. Te le##e as said #o !e 1o" /on/ened e"loyees o1 #e S+ ;an anony"ous le##e<. Te le##e as oi9inally addessed #o Gon2ales e1ein9 #o #e /a9es 1o dis!a"en# sou9# !y M. Mi9uel +uen/o a9ains# Jus#i/e *enan& and as=in9 i" ;Gon2ales< #o do so"e#in9 a!ou# i#. Te +ou# 1unised #o M. Raul M. Gon2ales a /oy o1 #e e /uia" Resolu#ion in i/& #e +ou# Resol$ed #o dis"iss #e /a9es "ade ! y /o"lain# +uen/o a9ains# M. M.Jus#i/e Jus#i/e *enan 1o u##e la/= o1 "ei#. In #e sa"e Resolu#ion& #e +ou# Resol$ed #o e>uie /o"lainan# +uen/o #o so /ause y e sould no# !e ad"inis#a#i$ely deal# i# 1o "a=in9 un1ounded seious a//usa#ions a9ains# M. Jus#i/e *enan. ?on e>ues# o1 M. +ue/o& #e +ou# ad 9an#ed i" an e@#ension o1 u #o 3' Ma/ (088& M. +uen/o 1iled a leadin9 i/ aeas #o !e an o"ni!us leadin9 ela#in9 #o& in#e alia& Ad"inis#a#i$e Ad"inis#a#i$e +ase No. 3(35. Inso1a as Ad"inis#a#i$e +ase No. 3(35 is /on/ened& #e +ou# #ea#ed #is leadin9 as a Mo#ion 1o Re/onsidea#ion. By a e /uia" Resolu#ion da#ed (5 Ail (088& #e +ou# denied i# 1inali#y M +uen/os Mo#ion 1o Re/onsidea#ion. ISS?E e#e o no# a Sue"e +ou# Cus#i/e /an !e dis!aed duin9 is #e" o1 o11i/e. ED A u!li/ o11i/e ;su/ as Jus#i/e *enan< o unde #e +ons#i#u#ion is e>uied #o !e a Me"!e o1 #e 7iliine Ba as a >uali1i/a#ion 1o #e o11i/e eld !y i" and o "ay !e e"o$ed 1o" o11i/e only !y i"ea/"en#& /anno# !e /a9ed i# dis!a"en# duin9 #e in/u"!en/y o1 su/ u!li/ o11i/e. *u#e& su/  u!li/ o11i/e o11i/e&& duin9 is in/u"!en/y in/u"!en/y&& /anno# !e /a9ed /i"inally !e1oe #e Sandi9an!ayan& o any o#e  /ou#& i# any o11ense i/ /aies i# i# #e enal#y o1 e"o$al 1o" o11i/e. Ano#e eason y #e /o"lain# 1o dis!a"en# sould !e dis"issed is !e/ause unde #e +ons#i#u#ion& "e"!es o1 #e S+ "ay !e e"o$ed only !y i"ea/"en#. Te a!o$e o$ision os/i!es e"o$al 1o" o11i/e  !y any o#e "e#od. ,#eise& ,#eise& #o allo su/ u!li/ o11i/e o11i/e o "ay !e e"o$ed e"o$ed solely !y i"ea/"en# #o !e /a9ed /i"inally ile oldin9 is o11i/e i# an o11i/e #a# /aies #e enal#y o1 e"o$al 1o" o11i/e& ould  !e $iola#i$e o1 #e /lea "anda#e "anda#e o1 #e +ons#i#u#ion. Te e11e/# o1 i"ea/"en# is li"i#ed #o #e loss o1 osi#ion and dis>uali1i/a#ion #o old any o11i/e o1 ono& #us# o o1i# unde #e Reu!li/. Jud9"en# in /ases o1 i"ea/"en# sall no# e@#end 1u#e #an e"o$al 1o" o11i/e and dis>uali1i/a#ion #o old any o11i/e. Bu# #e a#y /on$i/#ed sall ne$e#eless !e eld lia!le and su!Ce/# #o ose/u#ion& #ial and unis"en# a//odin9 #o la. Te /ou# is no# sayin9 #a# i#s Me"!es o o#e /ons#i#u#ional o11i/es ae en#i#led #o i""uni#y 1o" lia!ili#y 1o ossi!ly ossi!ly /i"ina /i"inall a/# a/#ss o 1o alle9ed alle9ed $io $iola# la#ion ion o1 #e +an +anons ons o1 Jud Judi/i i/ial al E# E#i/s i/s o o# o#e e su suos osed ed "is!ea$io. a# #e /ou# is sayin9 is #a# #ee is a 1unda"en#al o/edual e>uie"en# #a# "us# !e o!se$ed !e1oe su/ lia!ili#y "ay !e de#e"ined and en1o/ed. A "e"!e o1 #e Sue"e +ou# "us# 1is# !e e"o$ed 1o" o11i/e& $ia #e /ons#i#u#ional ou#e o1 i"ea/"en#& and #en only "ay e !e eld lia!le ei#e  /i"inally o ad"inis#a#i$ely ;#a# is& dis!a"en#<& 1o any on9 o "is!ea$io #a# "ay !e o$en a9ains# i" in aoia#e o/eedin9s. IM7,RTANT ASSTAT?TES7R,ISI,NSSE+TI,NS

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