RULE 139-BDISBARMENT AND DISCIPLINE OF ATTORNEYSSECTION 1. How Instituted. - Proceedings or t!e dis"#r$ent% sus&ension% or disci&'ine o #ttorne(s $#( "e t#)en "( t!e Su&re$e Court $otu &ro&rio% or "( t!e Integr#ted B#r o t!e P!i'i&&ines *IBP+ u&on t!e ,eriied co$&'#int o #n( &erson. T!e co$&'#int s!#'' st#te c'e#r'( #nd concise'( t!e #cts co$&'#ined o #nd s!#'' "e su&&orted "( #id#,its o &ersons !#,ing &erson#' )now'edge o t!e #cts t!erein #''eged #nd-or "( suc! docu$ents #s $#( su"st#nti#te s#id #cts.T!e IBP Bo#rd o .o,ernors $#(% $otu &ro&rio or u&on reerr#' "( t!e Su&re$e Court or "( # C!#&ter Bo#rd o Oicers% or #t t!e inst#nce o #n( &erson% initi#te #nd &rosecute &ro&er c!#rges #g#inst erring #ttorne(s inc'uding t!ose in t!e go,ern$ent ser,ice. Si/ *0+ co&ies o t!e ,eriied co$&'#int s!#'' "e i'ed wit! t!e Secret#r( o t!e IBP or t!e Secret#r( o #n( o its c!#&ters w!o s!#'' ort!wit! tr#ns$it t!e s#$e to t!e IBP Bo#rd o .o,ernors or #ssign$ent to #n in,estig#tor.A. PROCEEDING IN THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINESSEC. 1. N#tion#' .rie,#nce In,estig#tors. - T!e Bo#rd o .o,ernors s!#'' #&&oint ro$ #$ong t!e IBP $e$"ers #n In,estig#tor or% w!en s&eci#' circu$st#nces so w#rr#nt% # ne' o t!ree *3+ in,estig#tors to in,estig#te t!e co$&'#int. 2'' in,estig#tors s!#'' t#)e #n o#t! o oice in t!e or$ &rescri"ed "( t!e Bo#rd o .o,ernors. 2 co&( o t!e In,estig#tor3s #&&oint$ent #nd o#t! s!#'' "e tr#ns$itted to t!e Su&re$e Court. 2n In,estig#tor $#( "e dis4u#'iied "( re#son o re'#tions!i& wit!in t!e ourt! degree o cons#nguinit( or #init( to #n( o t!e rties or t!eir counse'%&ecuni#r( interest% &erson#' "i#s% or !is !#,ing #cted #s counse' or eit!er rt(% un'ess t!e rties sign #nd enter u&on t!e record t!eir written consent to !is #cting #s suc! In,estig#tor. 5!ere t!e In,estig#tor does not dis4u#'i( !i$se'% # rt( $#( #&&e#' to t!e IBP Bo#rd o .o,ernors% w!ic! "( $#6orit( ,ote o t!e $e$"ers &resent% t!ere "eing # 4uoru$% $#( order !is dis4u#'iic#tion. 2n In,estig#tor $#( #'so "e re$o,ed or c#use% #ter due !e#ring% "( t!e ,ote o #t 'e#st si/ *0+ $e$"ers o t!e IBP Bo#rd o .o,ernors. T!e decision o t!e Bo#rd o .o,ernors in #'' c#ses o dis4u#'iic#tion or re$o,#' s!#'' "e in#'.SEC. 3. 7uties o t!e N#tion#' .rie,#nce In,estig#tor. - T!e N#tion#' .rie,#nce In,estig#tors s!#'' in,estig#te #'' co$&'#ints #g#inst $e$"ers o t!e Integr#ted B#r reerred to t!e$ "( t!e IBP Bo#rd o .o,ernors.SEC. 8. C!#&ter #ssist#nce to co$&'#in#nt. - T!e &ro&er IBPC!#&ter $#( #ssist t!e co$&'#in#nt9s: in t!e &rer#tion #ndi'ing o !is co$&'#ints.SEC. ;. Ser,ice or dis$iss#'. - I t!e co$&'#int #&&e#rs to "e$eritorious% t!e In,estig#tor s!#'' direct t!#t # co&( t!ereo "e ser,ed u&on t!e res&ondent% re4uiring !i$ to #nswer t!e s#$e wit!in iteen *1;+ d#(s ro$ t!e d#te o ser,ice. I t!e co$&'#int does not $erit #ction% or i t!e #nswer s!ows to t!e s#tis#ction o t!e In,estig#tor t!#t t!e co$&'#int is not $eritorious% t!e s#$e $#( "e dis$issed "( t!e Bo#rd o .o,ernors u&on !is reco$$end#tion. 2 co&( o t!e reso'ution o dis$iss#' s!#'' "e urnis!ed t!e co$&'#in#nt #nd t!e Su&re$e Court w!ic! $#( re,iew t!e c#se $otu &ro&rio or u&on ti$e'( #&&e#' o t!e co$&'#in#nt i'ed wit!in 1; d#(s ro$ notice o t!e dis$iss#' o t!e co$&'#int. No in,estig#tion s!#'' "e interru&ted or ter$in#ted "( re#son o t!e dist#nce% sett'e$ent% co$&ro$ise% restitution% wit!dr#w#'o t!e c!#rges% or #i'ure o t!e co$&'#int to &rosecute t!e s#$e% un'ess t!e Su&re$e Court $otu &ro&rio or u&on reco$$end#tion o t!e IBP Bo#rd o .o,ernors% deter$ines t!#t t!ere is no co$&e''ing re#son to continue wit! t!e dis"#r$ent or sus&ension &roceedings #g#inst t!e res&ondent. *2$end$ent &ursu#nt to Su&re$e Court Reso'ution d#ted