Atty. Melvin D.C. Mane v. Judge Medel Arnaldo B. Belen, Regional Trial Court, Branch 36, Calamba City, A.M. No. RTJ-08-2119, June 30, 2008 (Formerly A.M. O.C.A. IPI No. 07-2709-RTJ)
This is a case of Atty. Mane v. Judge Belen which stems from a letter-complaint dated May 19, 2006 of Atty. Melvin D.C. Mane charging Judge Medel Arnaldo B. Belen, Presiding Judge of Branch 36, Regional Trial Court, Calamba City, of demeaning, humiliating, and berating him during the hearing on February 27, 2006 of Civil Case No. 3514-2003-C, "Rural Bank of Cabuyao, Inc. v. Samuel Malabanan, et al" in which he was counsel for the plaintiff. To prove his claim, Atty. Mane cited the remarks of Judge Belen in the course of the proceedings conducted on February 27, 2006: COURT: … Sir, are you from the College of Law of the University of the Philippines? ATTY. MANE: No, Your Honor, from Manuel L. Quezon, Your Honor. COURT: No, you're not from UP. ATTY. MANE: I am very proud of it. COURT: Then you're not from UP. Then you cannot equate yourself to ...