[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 46-2016, February 10, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 46-2016, February 10, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 46-2016, February 10, 2016 ]

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 SEVEN (7) MONTHS OF ATTY. EVA PAITA-MOYA

For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the Decision of the Supreme Court En Banc dated 14 July 2015 in Administrative Case No. 8313 entitled "Pilar Ibana-Andrade and Clare Sinforosa Andrade-Casilihan vs. Atty. Eva Paita-Moya," to wit:

WHEREFORE, premises considered, ATTY. EVA PAITA-MOYA is found GUILTY of violating Section 27, Rule 138 of the Rules of Court, and is hereby SUSPENDED from the practice of law for an additional period of six (6) months from her one (1) month suspension, totaling seven (7) months from service of this resolution, with a WARNING that a repetition of the same or similar offense will warrant a more severe penalty.

Let copies of this Decision be furnished all courts, the Office of the Bar Confidant and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines for their information and guidance. The Office of the Bar Confidant is DIRECTED to append a copy of this Decision to respondent's record as member of the Bar.

Atty. Paita-Moya is DIRECTED to inform the Court of the date of her receipt of this Decision, to determine the reckoning point when her suspension shall take effect.

This Decision is immediately executory. Respondent received this Resolution on 16 September 2015.

10 February 2016

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator