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Gloria Lucas filed a complaint against Judge Amelia Fabros for granting a motion for reconsideration in an ejectment case where the plaintiff failed to appear. Lucas alleged this violated rules prohibiting motions for reconsideration. However, the Supreme Court held the judge not guilty. The dismissal for failure to appear was not a judgment on the merits. Motions for reconsideration are only prohibited for judgments on the merits after trial. Since the dismissal was not a judgment on the merits, a motion f

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Jericho Remitio

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