VALENCIA v CABANTING
A.M. Nos 1302, 1391, and 1543 Complainant/s: Paulino Valencia, Constancia Valencia, !dia "e#nal $espondent/s: Att!. A#senio %e# Ca&antin', Att!. (ionisio C. Antini), Att!. Att!. *dua#do +. o-ellanos Ponente: Pe# Cu#iam Action: (ate: Ap#il 2, 1991 FACTS
. Constancia Valencia dau'te# o Paulino iled a dis&a#ment p#oceedin' a'ainst Att! Antini) o# is pa#ticipation in te o#'e#! o e also iled a dis&a#ment case a'ainst Att!s o-ellanos and Ca&antin' o# pu#casin' te liti'ated land. Administrative Case No 153
1. A deed o donation p#opte# nuptias e7ecuted &! '#andpa#ents o !dia "e#nal in a-o# o e# pa#ents )as lost du#in' te last )o#ld )a#. e# '#andmote# te dono# e7ecuted a deed coni#min' te donation )it #enunciation o e# #i'ts o-e# te p#ope#t!. e# '#andmote# also sold te p#ope#t! in a-o# o !dia to st#en'ten te deed o donation and to p#e-ent ote#s #om claimin' te p#ope#t!.
Administrative Cases No 1302 and 1391:
1. Paulino Valencia and is )ie $omana &ou't a piece o land, )e#e te! &uilt tei# #esidential ouse, #om a ce#tain e#apia $a!mundo, an ei# o Ped#o $a!mundo. o)e-e#, te! ailed to #e'iste# te sale o# secu#e a t#anse# ce#tiicate o title in tei# names. ate# on, a te#e )as a dispute &et)een e#apia and anote# ei# o Ped#o $a!mundo. A cone#ence )as eld &et)een te $a!mundos and te Valencia spouses in te ouse o Att! o-ellanos #elati-e and distant in o te Valencias. encias. 2. e#apia )as )illin' to #elin6uis o)ne#sip i te Valencias could so) e-idence o o)ne#sip. Paulino e7i&ited a deed o sale )#itten in 8locano. e#apia claims it co-e#ed a die#ent p#ope#t! and te! )e#e not a&le to settle tei# die#ences.
2. Att! Antini) ad-ised ad-ised tem to e7ecute a deed o sale. e alle'edl! p#epa#es and note#ied te deed in te name o !dia?s '#andate# deceased at time o si'nin' )it e# '#andmote#?s app#o-al. 3. !dia?s aunt, %elicidad "e#nal@(ion "e#nal@(ion )o ad a claim o-e# te p#ope#t!, iled a complaint a'ainst !dia and Att! Antini) o# alsiication o a pu&lic document. %iscal e7one#ated Att! Antini) o# lac o e-idence, &ut case )as iled a'ainst !dia. en, !dia iled a dis&a#ment p#oceedin' a'ainst Att! Antini) o# ille'al acts and &ad ad-ice. 4. Cases no) consolidated $C ud'e #ecommended te dismissal o cases a'ainst Att!s o-ellanos and Ca&antin'. o)e-e#, e #ecommended suspension o Att! Antini) o# monts indin' im 'uilt! o alsi!in' te
3. e#apia, assisted &! Att! Ca&antin', iled a complaint a'ainst Paulino o# te #eco-e#! o te p#ope#t!. Att! Antini) ad-ised ad-ised te Valencias encias to p#esent a nota#ied deed o sale in lieu o te p#i-ate document )#itten in 8locano. Paulino 'a-e Att! Antini) P200 to pa! someone to o#'e te si'natu#e o te alle'ed -endo#. e C%8 decided in a-o# o e#apia, &elie-in' tat te said document )as not autentic.
;ete# o# not Att! Ca&antin' pu#case te su&ect p#ope#t! in -iolation o NCC A#t 1491B D*
4. Paulino appealed )it te CA alle'in' tat C%8 did not p#o-ide o# a solution conce#nin' is ouse. ;ile pendin', te C%8 decision &ecame inal and e 7ecuto#! and a )#it o e7ecution )as issued. ate# on, CA also dismissed dismissed petition.
1. A#ticle 1491, p#oi&itin' sale to te counsel conce#ned, applies onl! )ile te li'itation is pendin'. 8n tis case, )ile Att! Ca&antin' pu#case te land ate# te inalit! o ud'ment, te#e )as still a pendin' ce#tio#a#i p#oceedin'. A tin' is said to &e in liti'ation not onl! i te#e is some contest o# liti'ation o-e# it in cou#t, &ut also #om te moment tat it &ecomes su&ect to te udicial action o te ud'e.
5. e#apia sold 40 s6 m o te liti'ated lot to Att! o-ellanos and te #emainin' po#tion to Att! Ca&antin'. Paulino iled a dis&a#ment case a'ainst Att! Ca&antin' o# -iolation o CP*, p#oi&itin' te pu#case o p#ope#t! unde# li'itation &! a counsel.
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2. Pu#case o Att! o-ellano does not constitute malp#actice. e#e )as no atto#ne!@client #elationsip &et)een e#apia and Att! o-ellanos, conside#in' conside#in' tat e did not tae pa#t in te Ci-il Case. e t#ansaction is not co-e#ed &! A#t 1491 no# &! te CP*.
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ISS!E 2
;ete# o# not Att!s Antini) and o-ellanos a#e 'uilt! o malp#actice in alsi!in' nota#ial documentsB "EL# 2
1. Paulino )as a common a#me# )o inised onl! '#ade 4 &ut is testimon! dese#-es c#edence and can &e #elied upon. is decla#ation d)elt on a su&ect )ic )as so delicate and conidential tat it )ould &e diicult to &elie-e tat e aicated is e-idence. En te ote# and, te#e is a clea# p#eponde#ant e-idence tat Att!. Antini) committed alsiication o a deed o sale, and its su&se6uent int#oduction in cou#t p#eudices is p#ime dut! in te administ#ation o ustice as an oice# o te cou#t. 2. e ote# ca#'es o malp#actice a'ainst Att!. Antini) and Att!. o-ellanos sould &e dismissed o# lac o e-idence. (u#in' te p#oceedin's in Administ#ati-e Case No. 1543, !dia "e#nal testiied in ull on di#ect e7amination, &ut se ne-e# su&mitted e#sel o# c#oss@ e7amination. e-e#al su&poenas o# c#oss@e7amination )e#e uneeded. e e-entuall! #e6uested te )itd#a)al o e# complaint. 3. e additional ca#'e a'ainst Att!. Antini) in Administ#ati-e Case No. 1391 is p#edicated on te ino#mation u#nised &! !dia "e#nal. 8t )as not &ased on te pe#sonal no)led'e o Constancia . Valencia: ence, ea#sa!. "ein' ea#sa!, te e-idence p#esented is inadmissi&le. An! e-idence, )ete# o#al o# documenta#!, is ea#sa! i its p#o&ati-e -alue is not &ased on te pe#sonal no)led'e o te )itness &ut on te no)led'e o some ote# pe#son not on te )itness stand. 4. Additional ca#'e iled &! Constancia Valencia a'ainst Att! o-ellanos )as not p#o-ed at all. ISS!E 3
;ete# o# not te t#ee la)!e#s conni-ed in #i''in' Ci-il Case No V@21F0 %o#'e#! caseB
2. Att!. o-ellanos is a distant in o te $a!mundos and Valencias. 8n act, e and te Valencias a#e nei'&o#s and onl! t)o mete#s sepa#ate tei# ouses. 8t )ould not &e &elie-a&le tat Att!. o-ellanos, a p#acticin' la)!e#, )ould old a meetin' )it te ei#s o Ped#o $a!mundo in is ouse )it te intention o inducin' tem to sue te Valencias. Att!. o-ellanos e-en t#ied to settle te die#ences &et)een te pa#ties in a meetin' eld in is ouse. #IS
%$1. (ionisio Antini) (8"A$$*( #om te p#actice o la), and is name is o#de#ed st#icen o #om te #oll o atto#ne!s> 2. A#senio %e#. Ca&antin' +P*N(*( #om te p#actice o la) o# si7 monts #om inalit! o tis ud'ment> and 3. Administ#ati-e Case No. 1391 a'ainst Atto#ne! *dua#do o-ellanos and additional ca#'es te#ein, and Administ#ati-e Case No. 1543 (8M8*(. N%TES:
A#ticle 1491 o te Ne) Ci-il Code: e ollo)in' pe#sons cannot ac6ui#e &! pu#case, e-en at a pu&lic o udicial auction, eite# in pe#son o# t#ou' te mediation o anote#: 777
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5 . . . tis p#oi&ition includes te act o ac6ui#in' &! assi'nment and sall appl! to la)!e#s, )it #espect to te p#ope#t! and #i'ts )ic ma! &e te o&ect o an! liti'ation in )ic te! mae tae pa#t &! -i#tue o tei# p#oession.
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1. No e-idence so)in' tat te! conni-ed in e7ecutin' te alsiied
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