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ATTY. ERNESTO P. TABAO v. JUDGE EUSTAQUIO GACOTT

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AM No. RTJ-09-2176
2009-04-20
PROSECUTOR JORGE D. BACULI v. JUDGE MEDEL ARNALDO B. BELEN
NACHURA, J.
A pleading containing derogatory, offensive or malicious statements submitted before a court or judge where the proceedings are pending constitutes direct contempt, because it is equivalent to misbehavior committed in the presence of or so near a court or judge as to interrupt the administration of justice.[6] In this regard, respondent committed a serious blunder when he cited complainant for indirect contempt.