[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 105-2015, June 02, 2015 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 105-2015, June 02, 2015 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 105-2015, June 02, 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. JOSE L. ALVAREZ JR.

For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the dispositive portion of the Decision of the First Division dated 25 June 2014 in Administrative Case No. 9976 entitled "Almira C. Foronda vs. Atty. Jose L. Alvarez, Jr.," to wit:

WHEREFORE, respondent Atty. Jose L Alvarez, Jr. is SUSPENDED FOR SIX (6) MONTHS from the practice of law with a stern warning that a repetition of any of the offenses involved in this case or a commission of similar acts will merit a more severe penalty. Let a copy of this Decision be entered in Atty. Jose L. Alvarez, Jr.’s record as a member of the Bar, and notice of the same be served on the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, and on the Office of the Court Administrator for circulation to all courts in the country.

2 June 2015

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator