[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 27-2016, January 28, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 27-2016, January 28, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 27-2016, January 28, 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 THREE (3) YEARS OF ATTY. GLICERIO A. SAMPANA

For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the Resolution of the Supreme Court En Banc dated 09 September 2014 in Administrative Case No. 10196 entitled "Melody R. Nery vs. Atty. Glicerio A. Sampana," to wit:

WHEREFORE, we SUSPEND Atty. Glicerio A. Sampana from the practice of law for THREE (3) YEARS with a stern warning that a repetition of a similar act shall be dealt with more severely. We also ORDER Atty. Glicerio A. Sampana to RETURN to complainant Melody R. Nery the amount of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00), with 12% interest per annum from the time of his receipt of the full amount of money on 17 November 2008 until 30 June 2013, then 6% interest per annum from 1 July 2013 until fully paid.

28 January 2016

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator