!acts, e arues tat te etitioners dont a(e te leal rit to comel im to er!orm te relie! te% are suin !or.
MARCELO JR. v. VILLORDON G.R. No: 173081 Petitioner/s: Ernesto Marcelo, Jr. and Lauro Llames Resondent/s: Ra!ael R. "illordon, #ssistant $it% Prosecutor o! &ue'on $it% Ponente: J. $ario #ction: Petition !or re(ie) on certiorari *ate: *ecem+er 1, -010 FACTS 1. Marcelo and Llames, toeter )it oters, !iled )it te !!ice o! te $it% Prosecutor o! &$ a criminal comlaint aainst teir !ormer emlo%ers Eduardo R. *ee, r. 2is stemmed !rom *ees non4a%ment o! teir )aes as President and General Manaer o! Ne) amauita 5uilders $onstruction 6ncororated. -. #!ter se(eral earins !or te reliminar% in(estiation o! te case, )ere *ee did not aear, #ssistant stant $it% Prosecutor o! &$, Ra!ael R. "illordon declared te case su+mitted !or resolution. #!ter tree monts, *ee so)ed u and !iled a motion to reoen te case and simultaneousl% su+mitted is counter4a!!ida(it. "illordons suerior aro(ed te motion. 3. n te !irst earin, *ee did not aear +ut Marcelo and Llames )ere resent and sined te minutes o! te earin con!irmin tat te% )ould aear and !ile a rel%4a!!ida(it to *ees counter4a!!ida(it as directed +% "illordon. n te second earin, *ee, as )ell as Marcelo and Llames !ailed to aear. 2e etitioners also !ailed to su+mit teir rel%4a!!ida(it. ince ten, no oter action )as taen on te matter. . *ue to te lon dela%, Marcelo and Llames !iled an anti4ra!t and corrution case aainst "illordon )it te M5 !or (iolation o! ection 39! o! R# No 301;. 2e% also !iled a etition !or mandamus )it te R2$. M5 dismissed te case and R2$ denied te etition. R2$ e<lained tat te% !ailed to e<aust a(aila+le administrati(e remedies +e!ore resortin to te court. 2e% could a(e !irst re!erred te matter to "illordons suerior to correct is error, and te% sould a(e )aited !or te determination o! te M5 case +e!ore !ilin in te R2$. . 2e R2$ also ointed out tat te% aeared and sined te minutes i(in cance !or te last time to *ee to so) u on te neit te !ollo)in
. Petitioners no) see to re(erse te R2$s decision and rant te eeter etitioners are entitled to te e
Mandamus Mandamus is rematur rematurel% el% !iled led +ecaus +ecausee te case case )as )as not %et %et su+mitt su+mitted ed !or resolution )en etitioners !iled an action )it te R2$. =e )as le!t anin anin as to )eter )eter te case case sould sould +e +e su+mitted su+mitted !or !or resoluti resolution on )en )en none o! te arties aeared in te second earin. Petitione Petitioners rs also also !ailed !ailed to !ile !ile a rel%4a!!i rel%4a!!ida(it da(it )ic )ic sould sould a(e a(e re+utted re+utted te te $ounter4a!!ida(it o! *ee Petitione Petitioners rs oted oted to enae enae in !orum4s !orum4soi oin n and !iled !iled se(eral se(eral cases cases aains aainstt im in R2$ and M5.
$ELD 1. 6n accordance )it ec 3, Rule A o! R$, mandamus )ill lie i! 1 an% tri+unal, cororation, +oard, o!!icer, or erson unla)!ull% nelects te er!ormance o! an act )ic te la) enBoins as a dut% resultin !rom an o!!ice, trust or stationC or unlawfully excludes another from the use and enjoyment of a right or office to which such other is entitled; and 9- tere is no lain, seed% and adeDuate remed% in te ordinar% course o! la) oter tan te remed% o! mandamus +ein in(oed. -. 6n te resent case, etitioners insist tat mandamus is a roer remed% since "illordon committed ra(e a+use o! discretion +% re!usin to !ile a case desite o! te stron e(idence
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aainst *ee. =o)e(er, as eld in =ios ( Jude 5a%, remed% o! mandamus lies onl% to comel an o!!icer to er!orm a ministerial dut%, not a discretionar% one. 2e !unction o! determinin )eter tere is su!!icient round !or te !ilin o! te in!ormation is e
ection 1. Preliminary investigation defined; when required . ? Preliminary investigation is an inquiry or proceeding to determine whether there is sufficient ground to engender a wellfounded belief that a crime has been committed and the respondent is probably guilty thereof, and should be held for trial. x x x ec. -. Officers authoried to conduct preliminary investigations. ? 2e !ollo)in ma% conduct reliminar% in(estiations: 9a Pro(incial or $it% Prosecutors and teir assistantsC < < < Ru%e &'( ROC( ec. 3. Petition for !andamus. ? >en an% tri+unal, cororation, +oard, o!!icer or erson unla)!ull% nelects te er!ormance o! an act )ic te la) seci!icall% enBoins as a dut% resultin !rom an o!!ice, trust, or station, or u nla)!ull% e
Petition denied. NOTES ections 1 and - o! Rule 11- o! te Re(ised Rules o! $riminal Procedure state:
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