[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 129-2016, June 02, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 129-2016, June 02, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 129-2016, June 02, 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 TWO (2) YEARS OF ATTY. PACIFICO M. MAGHARI III

For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the dispositive portion of the Resolution of the Court En Banc dated 1 September 2015 in Administrative Case No. 10525, entitled "Intestate Estate of Jose Uy, herein represented by its Administrator Wilson Uy vs. Atty. Pacifico M. Maghari, III," to wit:

WHEREFORE, respondent Atty. Pacifico M. Maghari, III, having clearly violated his Lawyer's Oath and the Canons of the Code of Professional Responsibility through his unlawful, dishonest, and deceitful conduct, is SUSPENDED from, the practice of law for two (2) years, effective upon receipt of a copy of this Resolution.

On 5 January 2016, respondent received the Resolution of the Court dated 1 September 2015.

2 June 2016

(SGD.) RAUL BAUTISTA VILLANUEVA Deputy Court Administrator and Officer-in-Charge Office of the Court Administrator