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2003-02-20 |
PANGANIBAN, J. |
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| Thereafter, complainant appealed the RTC judgment to the CA. Respondent, as counsel, received a Notice to File Brief[14] on December 17, 1997. Acting on his Motion for extension to file the appellant's brief,[15] the CA in its February 18, 1998 minute Resolution[16] granted him until March 17, 1998 to do so. Even before the first extension had lapsed, however, he again filed an Urgent Second Motion for extension to file brief,[17] praying that he be given until April 16, 1998 to submit the required pleading. The CA again granted his Second Motion.[18] Eventually, the deadline, which had already been extended twice, lapsed without his filing the appellant's brief. Hence, the CA, upon motion of the appellees, dismissed the appeal in its June 25, 1998 Resolution.[19] | |||||