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Adm. Case No. 6973. October 16, 2006]

ROBERT FRANCIS F. MARONILLA AND ROMMEL F. MARONILLA, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. RAMON M. MARONILLA v. ATTYS. EFREN N. JORDA AND IDA MAY J. LA'O

Sirs/Mesdames:

Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court dated OCT. 16, 2006 .

Adm. Case No. 6973 (Robert Francis F. Maronilla and Rommel F. Maronilla, Represented by Atty. Ramon M. Maronilla v. Attys. Efren N. Jorda and Ida May J. La'o.)

This concerns the allegations raised in respondent Atty. Efren Jorda's Supplemental Motion for Reconsideration to the effect that the Court's resolution dated 13 February 2006, which has since been reconsidered by the Court, was cited in a Motion to Inhibit filed in a case now pending before the Student Disciplinary Tribunal of the University of the Philippines, docketed as SDT Case No. 01-005. The said SDT case, wherein Atty. Jorda currently serves as a prosecutor, is lodged against Michael John T. Koa, a member of the same fraternity of which herein complainants are members. The motion, filed by Atty. Patrick Lester Ng Ty in behalf of Koa, seeks the inhibition of Atty. Jorda in the SDT case, based on the findings initially rendered by the Court adjudging him guilty of gross ignorance of the law and violating Rule 12.04 of the Code of Professional Responsibility, findings which have since been reversed.

Atty. Jorda seeks that complainant Atty. Ramon Maronilla, along with Atty. Ty, be subjected to sanctions which the Court may deem proper, for citing the 13 February 2006 Resolution of the Court in the Motion to Inhibit filed in SDT Case No. 01-005. He argues that the reference to the Court's Resolution in the motion was violative of the sub judice rule and of the pronouncement of the Court in In re: Heraclito Abistado ^[1] cralaw that administrative proceedings against lawyers are supposed to be confidential until their final termination. ^[2] cralaw

We see no cause to determine any putative liability on the part of Atty. Maronilla on the above grounds, given that he did not sign the motion in question or otherwise had any demonstrable role in the preparation of such pleading.

As to Atty. Ty, it would be prudent to require him to comment on these allegations raised by Atty Jorda in his Supplemental Motion before any further action can be taken on Atty. Jorda's prayer. However, the Supplemental Motion does not state any address where Atty. Ty may be served a copy of the said motion. Hence, it would be necessary first for Atty. Jorda to inform the Court of the address of Atty. Ty where he can be duly furnished a copy of the Supplemental Motion.

WHEREFORE, Atty. Efren Jorda is hereby required to INFORM the Court of the address of Atty. Patrick Lester Ng Ty where he may be duly served the processes of this Court, within ten (10) days from receipt of this Resolution.

Very truly yours,

LUCITA ABJELINA-SORIANO
Clerk of Court

By:

(Sgd.) WILFREDO V. LAPITAN

Asst. Clerk of Court

Endnotes:

^[1] cralaw 57 Phil. 668 (1932).

^[2] cralaw Id. at 674.

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