January 2012 - Philippine Supreme Court Resolutions
Philippine Supreme Court Resolutions
[A.M. No. P-07-2409 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 05-2322-P) : January 24, 2012]
RUFINA CHUA VS. ELEANOR A. SORIO, CLERK OF COURT, METC, BRANCH 57, SAN JUAN CITY
Please take notice that the Court en banc issued a Resolution dated JANUARY 24, 2012, which reads as follows:
"A.M. No. P-07-2409 [Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 05-2322-P] (Rufina Chua vs. Eleanor A. Sorio, Clerk of Court, MeTC, Branch 57, San Juan City).- The Court Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Office of the Court Administrator, to APPROVE the RELEASE of the following:
(a) the monetary equivalent of the earned leave credits of Ms. Eleanor A. Sorio, former Clerk of Court III, MeTC, Branch 57, San Juan City, after deducting the following:
(i) Fine of P5,000.00 for contempt of court in A.M. No. P-07-2409 dated April 7, 2010;
(ii) Fine of P5,000.00 for failure to submit the correct and complete reportorial requirements when she was the Clerk of Court of the MeTC, Branch 57, San Juan City; and
(iii) Fine equivalent to two (2) months salary corresponding to the penalty of suspension in A.M. No. MTJ-04 1558 (Re: Anonymous Letter-Complaint against Hon. Marilou Runes-Tamang, Presiding Judge, MeTC, Pateros, Metro Manila and Presiding Judge, MeTC, San Juan, Metro Manila) dated April 7, 2010; and
(b) the withheld salaries due to Ms. Sorio before she was dismissed from the service."cralaw
Brion, J., on official leave.
Del Castillo and Perez, JJ., no part.
Very truly yours,
(Sgd.) ENRIQUETA E. VIDAL
Clerk of Court