[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 211-2015, September 09, 2015 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 211-2015, September 09, 2015 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 211-2015, September 09, 2015 ]

TO : THE COURT OF APPEALS, SANDIGANBAYAN, COURT OF TAX APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, SHARI'A DISTRICT COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURTS, THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR, PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES

SUBJECT : SUSPENSION FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW FOR SIX (6) MONTHS OF ATTY. EDGAR B. FRANCISCO

For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the dispositive portion of the Decision of the Second Division dated 10 December 2014 in Administrative Case No. 10548 entitled "Caroline Castaheda Jimenez vs. Atty. Edgar B. Francisco," to wit:

WHEREFORE, the Court finds Atty. Edgar B. Francisco GUILTY of violation of Canons 1 and 10 of the Code of Professional Responsibility for which he is SUSPENDED from the practice of law for a period of six (6) months, effective upon receipt of this Decision, with a STERN WARNING that a commission of the same or similar offense in the future will result in the imposition of a more severe penalty.

Respondent received on 22 January 2015 the said Decision.

9 September 2015

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator