Compliance-Show Cause Order
Compliance-Show Cause Order
Compliance-Show Cause Order
SUPREME COURT
Manila
FIRST DIVISION
MONICO O. PUENTEVELLA,
Petitioner,
SC-GR No. 210696
-versusOFFICE OF THEOMBUDSMAN,
ET AL.,
Respondents.
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COMPLIANCE
ATTY. HOWARD M. CALLEJAof Calleja Law Office, by counsel
and unto this Honorable Court, respectfully avers:
1. On 7 April 2016, the Calleja Law Office received its copy of this Honorable
Courts Resolution of 24 February 2016 informing it, among other things, of
the dismissal of the Petition for Certiorari in this case for failure of the
petitioner to sufficiently show that the Ombudsman committed grave abuse
of discretion when it issued the challenged judgments.
2. Incidentally, this Honorable Court, in the aforementioned Resolution,
required of Atty. Howard M. Calleja to SHOW CAUSE within ten (10) days
from receipt of the aforementioned Resolution why he should not be
disciplinarily dealt with or held in contempt of court, together with Atty.
Ralph A. Sarmiento, who has not withdrew as counsel for petitioner insofar
as Atty. Calleja has reason to believe based on his knowledge and
information, in relation to a purportedly altered Motion to Transfer Hearing
that was attached as Annex F to the instant Petition for Certiorari filed on 27
January 2014.Hence, this compliance which is being timely filed.
3. Record of this case would readily disclose that Atty. Calleja filed with the
Honorable Supreme Court on 6 November 2015 his Entry of Appearance as
counsel for petitioner Puentevella in this case, which was thereafter
forwarded to the Honorable First Division on 11 November 2015.
4. Further note should be duly taken by this Honorable Court of the fact that
the Petition for Certiorari (with Application for Preliminary Injunction and
Temporary Restraining Order) docketed as G.R. No. 210696 was filed by
By:
Copy furnished:
OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN
National Government Center
Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City
SANDIGANBAYAN
Centennial Building
Commonwealth Ave., Quezon City
EXPLANATION
Due to distance, time constraints, and sufficient manpower, personal
filing and service of this Compliance was not resorted to and instead copies
of the same were sent by registered mail with attached registry receipts.
ALFREDO L. BENTULAN JR.