[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 09-2014, January 20, 2014 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 09-2014, January 20, 2014 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 09-2014, January 20, 2014 ]

TO : THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE SANDIGANBAYAN, THE COURT OF TAX APPEALS, THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, THE SHARI'A DISTRICT COURTS, THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, THE MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS AND THE SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURTS

SUBJECT : REQUIREMENT OF NOTICE TO ALL THE PARTIES IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS OF THE MANDATORY DISQUALIFICATION OR VOLUNTARY INHIBITION OF THE JUSTICE OR THE JUDGE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS

Quoted hereunder, for STRICT COMPLIANCE of all the courts of the Philippines, is the salient part of the dispositive portion of the En Banc Decision dated December 10, 2013 in 1PI No. 12-203-CA-J (formerly A.M. No. 12-8-06-CA] entitled "Re: Letters of Lucena B. Rallos, For Alleged Acts/Incidents/Occurences Relative to the Resolution(s) Issued in CA-G.R. SP No. 06676 by Court of Appeals Executive Justice Pampio Abarintos and Associate Justices Ramon Paul Hernando and Victoria Isabel Paredes ", and A.M. No. 12-9-08-CA entitled "Re: Complaint Filed by Lucena B. Rallos Against Justices Gabriel T. Ingles, Pamela Ann Maxino, and Carmelita S. Manahan ":

The Court DIRECTS that henceforth all the parties in any action or proceedings shall be notified within five (5) days of the mandatory disqualification or voluntary inhibition of a Judge or Justice who has participated in any action of the court, stating the reason or reasons for the mandatory disqualification or voluntary inhibition.

The copy of the Decision is appended herein as Annex"A" for guidance and reference.

January 20, 2014

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator

* see the copy of the Decision attached in the Hard Copy of OCA CIRCULAR No. 9-2014