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G.R. No. 148004. January 22, 2007.
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AZCUNA, J.:
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This is a petition for certiorari with prayer for a writ of
preliminary injunction seeking the nullification of the
decision rendered by the Court of Appeals (CA) on June 30,
2000, and its resolution, dated March 5, 2001 in CA-G.R.
SP No. 55834 entitled „George I. Lagos v. Hon. Reinato G.
Quilala, Presiding Judge of RTC, Br. 57, Makati, Hon.
Elizabeth Tayo Chua, Asst. City Prosecutor, Makati City,
and Vincent E. Omictin.‰
In its assailed decision, the CA declared the existence of
a prejudicial question and ordered the suspension of the
criminal proceedings initiated by petitioner Vincent E.
Omictin on behalf of Saag Phils., Inc. against private
respondent George I. Lagos, in view of a pending case
before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed
by the latter against the former, Saag Pte. (S) Ltd.,
Nicholas Ng, Janifer Yeo and Alex Y. Tan.
The facts are as follows:
Petitioner Vincent E. Omictin, Operations Manager Ad
Interim of Saag Phils., Inc., filed a complaint for two counts
of estafa with the Office of the City Prosecutor of Makati
against
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2 Rollo, p. 42.
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3 Id., at p. 51.
4 Id., at p. 55.
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5 Id., at p. 59.
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Incidentally, on January 18, 2001, the SEC case was
transferred to the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of
Mandaluyong City, Branch 214, pursuant to A.M. No. 00-
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11-03-SC implementing the Securities and Regulation
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Code (Republic Act No. 8799) enacted on July 19, 2000,
vesting in the RTCs jurisdiction over intra-corporate
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disputes.
Meanwhile, on March 5, 2001, the CA, addressing
petitionerÊs motion for reconsideration of the
aforementioned decision, issued its assailed resolution:
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(1) Devices or schemes employed by, or any act of, the board of
directors, business associates, officers or partners, amounting to
fraud or misrepresentation which may be detrimental to the
interest of the public and/or of the stockholders, partners or
members of any corporation, partnership, or association;
(2) Controversies arising out of intra-corporate, partnership, or
association relations, between and among stockholders, members,
or associates; and between, any or all of them and the
corporation, partnership, or association of which they are
stockholders, members, or associates, respectively;
(3) Controversies in the election or appointment of directors,
trustees, officers or managers of corporations, partnerships, or
associations;
(4) Derivative suits; and
(5) Inspection of corporate books (Interim Rules of Procedure for
Intra-Corporate Controversies, effective April 1, 2001).
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12 Rollo, p. 50.
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14 People v. Consing, Jr., 443 Phil. 454; 395 SCRA 366 (2003).
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