[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 178-2016, August 01, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 178-2016, August 01, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 178-2016, August 01, 2016 ]

TO : THE COURT OF APPEALS, SANDIGANBAYAN, COURT OFTAX 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 OF PROSECUTOR MARY ANN T. CASTRO-ROA FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW FOR SIX (6) MONTHS

For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the Decision dated 29 June 2016 of the Third Division in Administrative Case No. 9871, entitled "In Re: A.M. No. 04-7-373-RTC [Report on the Judicial Audit Conducted in the Regional Trial Court, Branch 60, Barili, Cebu] and A.M. No. 04-7-374-RTC [Violation of Judge lldefonso Suerte, Regional Trial Court, Branch 60, Barili, Cebu of Administrative Order No. 36-2004], Prosecutor MARY ANN T. CASTRO-ROA," to wit:

WHEREFORE, ' Resolution No. XX-2011-220, dated* November 19, 2011 is MODIFIED; Prosecutor Mary Ann T.Castro-Roa is SUSPENDED from the practice of law for six (6) months, effective upon the receipt of this Decision. She is warned that a repetition of a similar act will be dealt with more severely.

Respondent personally received the said decision on 26 July 2016.

1 August 2016

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator