FIRST DIVISION
[A.C. No. 5874. September 8, 2014.]
GENEROSO DEFANTE, petitioner,vs. ATTY. MAXIMINO GALOS, JR., respondent.
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court, First Division, issued a Resolution datedSeptember 8, 2014which reads as follows: HTcADC
"A.C. No. 5874 (Generoso Defante v. Atty. Maximino Galos, Jr.). — The Court RESOLVES to ADOPT and APPROVE the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines in the attached Resolution 1 dated April 15, 2013. Accordingly, the Court finds respondent Atty. Maximino Galos, Jr. GUILTY of violating Canon 8, Rule 8.02 of the Code of Professional Responsibility and is, thus, meted with the penalty of SUSPENSION for a period of six (6) months. Respondent is further ORDERED to pay the FINE of P1,000.00 pursuant to the Court's Resolution 2 dated March 17, 2004.
It appearing that the copy of the Resolution dated March 3, 2014 sent to complainant at his address on record was returned unserved with notation "RTS-Deceased," the Court further resolves:
(1) to NOTE the said unserved copy of the resolution; and
(2) to consider the said resolution as SERVED.
SO ORDERED."SERENO, C.J., on leave; VELASCO, JR., J., acting member per S.O. No. 1772 dated August 28, 2014.
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) EDGAR O. ARICHETADivision Clerk of Court
Footnotes
1.Rollo, p. 22. Signed by Acting Secretary for the Meeting Dennis A.B. Funa.
2.Id. at 7.