Facts:

• Amando L. de la Torre, a dismissed security guard, filed a complaint against lawyer Jerry D. Banares.
• De la Torre accused Banares of negligence and failure to return the records of his labor case.
• Banares was assigned by the Legal Aid Program Committee of the Manila III Chapter of the Integrated Bar to provide legal assistance to De la Torre.
• Banares claimed that he was the fifth counsel of De la Torre, as his four predecessors had desisted from representing him.
• Banares stated that he had finished presenting evidence for De la Torre before the Labor Arbiter.
• De la Torre was disrespectful and did not follow Banares' advice.
• Banares informed De la Torre of his intention to withdraw as counsel.
• Banares was unable to return the case records because De la Torre did not comply with his request to appear in his office.

Issue:

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Ruling:

• The court dismissed the complaint against Atty. Je...(Unlock)

Ratio:

• The court based its decision on the findings of the Solicitor General's investigation.
• The investigation revealed that Banares had finished presenting evidence for De la Torre before the Labor Arbiter.
• De la Torre was disrespectful and did not follow Banares' advice.
• Banares had informed De la Torre of his intention to withdraw as counsel.
• The court also considered the decision of the Labor Arbiter, w...continue reading