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Williams v. Enriquez
Legal Ethics. Code of Professional Responsibility. WILLIAMS v. ENRIQUEZ A.C. No. 6353; February 27, 2006 Respondent (Atty. Rudy T. Enriquez) · Is the counsel of record of plaintiffs in Civil Case No. 13443 pending in RTC Dumaguete · Charged Marissa Williams with falsification of public documents · Marissa Williams and spouse David Williams bought the subject lot in Civil Case No. 13443 · Transfer Certificate Title: Marissa is a “Filipino, married to David W. Williams, an American Citizen” Petition · Disciplinary action against respondent for engaging in unlawful, dishonest, immoral and deceitful acts Petitioner’s Contention · Respondent cited outdated material in his complaint affidavit against Marissa and knowingly applied the same in perverse fashion to argue that Marissa lost her Filipino citizenship when she married David · Article IV, Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution provides that she would not lose her citizenship through marriage unless she renounces the same in a specific act · Atty. Enriquez quotes the more outdated law, declaring that her act of marrying was equivalent to renouncing her…
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Dulalia v. Cruz
Legal Ethics. Code of Professional Responsibility. DULALIA v. CRUZ A.C. No. 6854; April 27, 2007 Parties · Respondent (Atty. Pablo C. Cruz) Municipal Legal Officer of Meycauayan, Bulacan · Complainant (Juan Dulalia) Facts · Complainant’s wife, Susan Soriano Dulalia filed an application for building permit for the construction of a warehouse · Despite compliance with the requirements she failed to secure a permit and attributes the same to the opposition of respondents Petition · Disciplinary action against respondent for violation of Rules 1.01, 6.02 and 7.03 of the Code of Professional Responsibility Petitioner’s Contentions · Respondent opposed the application for the building permit because of a personal grudge against his wife who objected to respondent’s marrying with her cousin Imelda Soriano · Respondent violated Rule 1.01 when he contracted a second marriage with Imelda Soriano while his marriage with Carolina Agaton was still subsisting · Respondent used his influence as the Municipal Legal Officer to oppose his wife’s application for the building permit in violation of Rule 6.02 · Respondent violated Rule 7.03 for engaging in the practice of law while serving as the Municipal Legal Officer of…
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[Case Analysis] Foodsphere, Inc. v. Mauricio
Foodsphere, Inc v. Mauricio Analysis of the case: FOODSPHERE, INC. vs ATTY. MELANIO L. MAURICIO, JR A.C. No. 7199; July 22, 2009 Dubbed as the fourth branch of the government, the power of…
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[Legal Opinion]…And Justice for All (1979)
Legal opinion based on the movie …And Justice for All (1979) “What is justice? What is the intention of justice? The intention of justice is to see that the guilty people are proven…
