rangwani vs dino.docx

CARMELINA Y. RANGWANI, complainant, vs. ATTY. RAMON S. DIÑO, rspon!nt. This is an administrative comp laint filed against Atty. Ramon S. Diño by Carmelina Y. Y. Rangwani before befo re this Court. n her complaint! Rangwani alleged alleged that sometime in the years "##$ to "##%! Atty. Diño befriended her. &wing to his status in the community as a good lawyer and businessman! respondent was able to convince the complainant to part with her title to a parcel of land located in Dasmariñas! Cavite! under Transfer Transfer Certificate of Title 'TCT( )o. *+#",#+! -ntry $*/,"/*.  After the lapse lapse of five months! complainant demanded the the return of her title from respondent respondent who promised to to return the same but failed to do so. After ten months! months! respondent was nowhere to be found. Complainant! with with the help of an informer! informer! was able to locate respondent who turned out to have transferred his residence to 0a1ati City. 2pon confrontation! respondent retorted retorted that he could not give bac1 the title to the land. nstead! he offered to buy the property. Thus! he issued the following chec1s3"4 to complainant5 6hen deposited! all the chec1s bounced for the reason 7closed account.8 n the year "###! complainant filed Criminal Cases )o. $$%%%! )o. $+/*#! )o. *+%/+/! and )o. *+#+9: for violation of ;atas egaspi! 3*4 the Court held that lawyers are bound to promptly account for money or property received by them on behalf of their clients and failure to do constitutes professional misconduct warranting disbarment. Subse=uently! in the case of &bia v. Catimbang!34 respondent Atty. ;asilio 0. Catimbang was ordered indefinitely suspended for failure to return the amount of umaya!3:4 the Court li1ewise ordered the indefinite suspension of   Atty. -rnesto >. >umaya for his receipt of and failure to deliver the amount of et notice of this Decision be spread on respondents record as an attorney in this Court! and to the ntegrated ;ar of the