HON. LEILA M. DE LIMA, IN HER CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND HON. RICARDO A. DAVID, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, P…
GARCIA-FERNANDEZ, J.:
1. On June 27, 2014, petitioners filed with this Honorable Court a petition for certiorari, dated June 23, 2014, docketed as C.A.-GR SP No. 135974 (entitled Hon. Leila M. de Lima, in her capacity as Secretary of the Department of Justice, and Hon. Ricardo A. David, Jr., in his capacity as Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration vs. Susan Rigby Ward and Hon. Noli C. Diaz, in his capacity as Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 39).
2. In their petition for certiorari, petitioners prayed, among others, that “after due consideration, a decision be RENDERED reversing the Orders, dated January 24, 2014 and March 26, 2014, and ultimately DISMISSING Civil Case No. 13-130106.”
In an Order, dated July 9, 2014, Branch 39 of the Regional Trial Court in Manila dismissed with prejudice Civil Case No. 13-130106. Attached herewith is the original copy of the said Order.1
4. With the Order of the trial court dismissing, with prejudice, Civil Case No. 13-130106, petitioners find no more need to pursue the instant petition for certiorari.
In her Manifestation With Motion dated August 5, 2014, private respondent stated that if the trial court dismisses Criminal Case No. 13-130106, the instant petition should also be dismissed.
WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing premises, the Motion to Withdraw the instant petition for certiorari is GRANTED. This case is dismissed and terminated.
SO ORDERED.
Lampas Peralta, (Chairperson), and Acosta, JJ., concur.
[1] The original copy of the July 9, 2014 Order of the trial court was received by the Office of the Solicitor General on August 4, 2014.