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2007-03-22 |
SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J. |
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| In filing the second complaint, respondents did not certify under oath therein that they have not filed any complaint involving the same issues with any court. Pursuant to the above provision, the second complaint was dismissible on the ground of forum shopping. Engaging in forum shopping cannot be countenanced as it degrades the administration of justice and adds to the already congested court dockets.[6] In SK Realty, Inc., et al. v. Uy,[7] we held:A party is guilty of forum shopping where he repetitively availed of several judicial remedies in different courts, simultaneously or successively, all substantially founded on the same transactions and the same essential facts and circumstances, and all raising substantially the same issues either pending in, or already resolved adversely by some other court. (Emphasis supplied) | |||||