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ALFONSO GUEVARRA, et al., complainants, vs. EULALIO JUANSON, respondent.

SYNOSIS

Actin! on "rit o# e$ec%tion iss%ed &' t(e )anila *it' *o%rt, respondents dep%t' s(eri##o# Ri+al levied %pon t(e properties o# %d!ment de&tor, E%!enio G%evarra, and set t(e

p%&lic a%ction t(ereo# #or )a' -, /01. 2e reset t(e sale #or J%l' -, /01, a#ter

complainants #iled a replevin s%it in t(e *avite *it' *o%rt to recover t(e c(attels. 3(ent(e replevin s%it "as denied, complainants moved to reconsider. 4(e' li5e"ise #iled "it(

t(e O##ice o# t(e rovincial S(eri## o# )a5ati, Ri+al, a motion to s%spend t(e sale %ntil

t(e *avite *o%rt s(all (ave resolved t(e motion #or reconsideration. 6%t &eca%serespondent received no restrainin! order, (e proceeded "it( t(e sale on J%l' -, /01. For

t(%s sellin! t(e personal properties "it(o%t a"aitin! action on t(e motion #or

reconsideration, respondent "as c(ar!ed "it( !rave a&%se o# a%t(orit' and ne!li!ence in

t(e per#ormance o# (is d%ties. )ean"(ile, on J%l' 1, /01, t(e *avite *o%rt deniedreconsideration o# t(e order o# dismissal.

4(e S%preme *o%rt e$onerated respondent and dismissed t(e complaint, since t(e #acts

recited do not ma5e o%t a case a!ainst respondent.

SYLLA6US. A7)INIS4RA4IVE *O)LAIN48 S2ERIFFS8 NO A6USE OF AU42ORI4Y

OR NEGLE*4 OF 7U4Y 32ERE NO I)E7I)EN4 4O S*2E7ULE7 AU*4IONSALE E9IS4S. : 3(ere, &' virt%e o# a co%rt;s e$ec%tion, a s(eri## proceeded "it( t(e

sc(ed%led a%ction sale, (e did not a&%se (is a%t(orit' and ne!lected none o# (is d%ties,

not"it(standin! t(e pendenc' in anot(er co%rt o# a motion to reconsider t(e dismissal o#a replevin s%it to recover t(e properties s%&ect o# t(e a%ction sale, it appearin! t(at "(en

t(e s(eri## sold t(e properties, t(ere "as no impediment to t(e sc(ed%led sale, no

restrainin! order (avin! &een sec%red to enoin or s%spend t(e same. And it appearin!

#%rt(ermore, t(at t(e replevin s%it "as s%&se also

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action8 t(e' li5e"ise #iled "it( t(e o##ice o# t(e rovincial S(eri## at )a5ati, Ri+al =not

"it( a co%rt> a motion to s%spend t(e sale %ntil t(e *avite co%rt s(all (ave resolved t(eir

motion #or reconsideration. =Anne$ L, rollo, p. CC>.6eca%se t(e respondent s(eri## received no restrainin! order, (e proceeded "it( t(e

a%ction sale on J%l' -, /01. On J%l' 1, /01 t(e co%rt denied reconsideration o# t(e

order dismissin! t(e replevin s%it. For t(%s sellin! t(e personal properties "it(o%ta"aitin! resol%tion o# t(e motion #or reconsideration o# t(e order o# dismissal, t(e

respondent s(eri## is no" c(ar!ed in t(e present administrative complaint "it( !rave

a&%se o# a%t(orit' and ne!li!ence in t(e per#ormance o# (is d%ties.4(e #acts recited a&ove do not ma5e o%t a case a!ainst t(e respondent, and, in vie" o# t(e

s%&se