[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 275-2016, December 20, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 275-2016, December 20, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 275-2016, December 20, 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 OF ATTY. NELSON A. CUNASMAN FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW FOR ONE (1) YEAR

For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the Decision dated 12 August 2015 of the First Division in Administrative Case No. 6738, entitled "Gabriela Coronel v. Atty. Nelson A. Cunanan/' to wit:

ACCORDINGLY, the Court ADOPTS and AFFIRMS the Resolution dated May 14, 2011 of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Board of Governors, WITH MODIFICATION as to the recommended penalty by suspending respondent Atty. Nelson A. Cunanan from the practice of law for one year effective immediately upon his receipt of this decision.

The Court ORDERS respondent Atty. Cunanan to RETURN to the complainant the amount of £ 70,000.00 within 10 days from receipt of this decision, and to report on his compliance within five days thereafter.

20 December 2016

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator