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7.In Re Joaquin T. BorromeoFacts:

The respondent in this case, Joaquin T. Borromeo, who has forsome 16 years, from 1 7!"1 #, $een institutin% and prosecutin% in

&arious courts, do%matica''y ponti(catin% on errors supposed'ycommitted $y the courts, inc'udin% the )upreme *ourt. +nder thei''usion that his tri&ia' acquaintance with the 'aw had %i&en himcompetence to underta e 'iti%ation, he &entured to represent himse'f innumerous ori%ina' and re&iew proceedin%s. The resu'ts had $eendisastrous and in the process, he composed and circu'ated manyscurri'ous statements a%ainst the courts, -ud%es and their emp'oyees,as we'' as his opponents. In those pu$'ic'y circu'ated writin%s, he ca''s

-ud%es and 'awyers i%norant, corrupt, oppressors, &io'ators of the*onstitution and the 'aws and so much more.

Issue: hether or not 'awyers are entit'ed to the same de%ree of 'atitude of freedom of speech towards the court.

/e'd:

0o. Borromeo is %ui'ty of contempt for a$use of and interferencewith -udicia' ru'es and processes, %ross disrespect to courts and -ud%esand improper conduct direct'y impedin%, o$structin% and de%radin%the administration of -ustice. /e stu$$orn'y 'iti%ated issues a'readydec'ared to $e without merit, rendered ad&erse'y to him in many suitsand proceedin%s, ru'in%s which had $ecome (na' and e ecutor,

o$durate'y and unreasona$'y insistin% on the app'ication of his ownindi&idua' &ersion of the ru'es, founded on nothin% more than hispersona' and erroneous readin% of the constitution and the 'aw. /e hasinsu'ted the -ud%es and court o2cers, inc'udin% the attorneysappearin% for his ad&ersaries, need'ess'y o&er'oaded the court doc etsand sore'y tried the patience of the -ud%es and court emp'oyees whoha&e had to act on his repetitious and 'ar%e'y unfounded comp'aints,p'eadin%s and motions. 3n the contention that he was e ercisin% hisri%hts of freedom of speech, of e pression, and to petition the%o&ernment for redress of %rie&ances as %uaranteed $y the*onstitution and in accordance with the accounta$i'ity of pu$'ic

o2cia's. The constitutiona' ri%ht in&o ed $y him a4ord no -usti(cationfor repetitious 'iti%ation of the same causes and issues, for insu'tin%'awyers, -ud%es, court emp'oyees5 and other person, for a$usin% theprocesses and ru'es of the courts, wastin% their time, and $rin%in%them into disrepute and disrespect.