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Judge Sofia Tan, RTC Branch 11, issues Administrative Memorandum AM-RTC-2026-08 directing all civil cases in her branch to be reassigned to a newly created 'Civil Acceleration Desk' under her personal supervision, and orders the Clerk of Court to implement the new docketing procedures with immediate effect. The memorandum has not been approved by the Supreme Court or Court Administrator and conflicts with judiciary-wide rules on case assignment. The Court Administrator seeks to review the action.
(a) Identify the governing doctrine on administrative supervision over lower courts and the parties involved.
(b) Distinguish the scope and limits of the Supreme Court's administrative supervision from the judge's ordinary judicial authority.
(c) Apply to the facts: did Judge Tan act within the scope of the Supreme Court's supervisory power? What remedies may be available to the Supreme Court or Court Administrator, and what due process protections, if any, apply to potential disciplinary action?