December 2011 - Philippine Supreme Court Resolutions
Philippine Supreme Court Resolutions
[A.M. No. 11-11-212-RTC : December 06, 2011]
RE: REQUEST OF JUDGE GERARDO A. PAGUIO, JR., RTC, BRANCH 40, DUMAGUETE CITY, NEGROS ORIENTAL FOR THE INCLUSION OF BRANCH 41, SAME STATION IN THE RAFFLE OF CASES
"A.M. No. 11-11-212-RTC (Re: Request of Judge Gerardo A. Paguio, Jr., RTC, Branch 40, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental for the Inclusion of Branch 41, Same Station in the Raffle of Cases).- The Court Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Office of the Court Administrator, to
(a) NOTE the Letter dated September 26, 2011 of Hon. Gerardo A. Paguio, Jr., Presiding Judge, RTC, Branch 40, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental and Pairing Judge, Branch 41, same station;
(b) EXEMPT RTC, Branch 41, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental from the application of Section 5, Chapter V of A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC dated January 27, 2001 (Re: Guidelines on the Selection and Appointment of Executive Judges and Defining Their Powers, Prerogatives and Duties) which excludes vacant branches from the raffle of cases; and
(c) DIRECT Executive Judge Fe Lualhati D. Bustamante of RTC, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental to include RTC, Branch 41, same station, in the raffle of cases thereat and to consider the cases so raffled to Branch 41 as advance credit in favor of the regular presiding judge who will eventually be appointed to the said Branch."
Velasco, Jr., J., on official business.
Very truly yours,
(Sgd.) ENRIQUETA E. VIDAL
Clerk of Court