[IntLawProfessors] IntLawProfessors Digest, Vol 42, Issue 1

[Mark Wojcik]

Sure, count me in.

Prof. Mark E. Wojcik
The John Marshall Law School
315 S. Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL 60604 USA
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>    1. Amicus Brief - Chevron/Ecuador/RICO (Steve        Donziger) case
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> From: Don Anton <don.anton at anu.edu.au>
> Subject: [IntLawProfessors] Amicus Brief - Chevron/Ecuador/RICO (Steve
>         Donziger) case
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> Apologies for cross-posting
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> Greetings colleagues,
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> Most of you are probably aware of the epic litigation that has dragged on
> for over twenty years between Chevron and communities affected (los
> afectados) by its operations in Ecuador.  Many may also be aware that back
> in March there was a final decision on Chevron's RICO claims against the
> lawyers representing los afectados in New York.  That judgment has now been
> appealed by los afectados to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the
> U.S.  I attach the operative part of the trial court's judgment (I can
> provide the nearly 500 page decision for those who are interested).
>
> I am writing now because I plan to file an amicus brief in the case on
> issues related to comity and the exercise of adjudicative jurisdiction
> under principles of international law. These are issues on which Judge
> Kaplan was reversed in an interlocutory appeal on a preliminary injunction
> he issued purporting to preclude the recognition or enforcement of the
> underlying Ecuadorian judgment relating to environmental devastation caused
> by Chevron anywhere in the world outside of Ecuador. In the judgment now on
> appeal, Judge Kaplan, while trying to be more careful in the formulation of
> the order, has essentially committed the same error.
>
> A group of us joined together in an amicus brief in the interlocutory
> appeal outlining arguments about why the injunction had to be dissolved -
> see attached. After thinking about it for a considerable period, I believe
> that these arguments bear being rehearsed again before the Second Circuit.
>
> I have already approached the contingent who joined the original brief.  I
> am writing now to see if others might be interested in joining this time
> around.  If you are interested, please let me know off list.
>
> The amicus briefing deadline in the case is July 8.
>
> Kind regards,
> Don Anton
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