BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC., PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. CELINA O. CHENG, MORTGAGOR/OPPOSITOR-APPELLANT.
PAREDES, J.:
Section 1, Rule 50 of the Rules of Court provides:
Grounds for dismissal of appeal. – An appeal may be dismissed by the Court of Appeals, on its own motion or on that of the appellee, on the following grounds:
x x x;
(e) Failure of the appellant to serve and file the required number of copies of his brief or memorandum within the time provided by these Rules; x x x.
Meanwhile, on March 3, 2014, counsel for petitioner-appellee, Valerio & Associates Law Offices, filed its Withdrawal of Appearance[4], with the conformity of petitioner-appellee, through Atty. Maria Cecilia Macatangay-Avila. The Withdrawal of Appearance of counsel for petitioner-appellee, Valerio & Associates Law Offices, is NOTED.
WHEREFORE, the APPEAL from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 78, Malolos, Bulacan, in P-266-2011, is DISMISSED.
Send notice directly to petitioner-appellee.
SO ORDERED.
Dicdican, I.P., Chairperson and [*]Peralta, J., E.B., JJ., concur.
[*] Vice Justice Michael P. Elbinias per Office Order No. 221-14-ABR dated May 21, 2014.
[1] Registry Return Receipt, rollo, dorsal portion of p. 7.
[2] Rollo, p. 7.
[3] Rollo, p. 22.
[4] Rollo, pp. 17-20.