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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHEVRON CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. Misc No. 11-409 (JMF) THE WEINBERG GROUP, Respondent. ORDER Before me is The Weinberg Group’s Amended Motion for Reconsideration of This Court’s September 8, 2011 Memorandum and Order and

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHEVRON CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. Misc. No. 11-409 (JMF) THE WEINBERG GROUP, Respondent. ORDER Before me is Respondent Weinberg Group’s Motion for Emergency Stay of Enforcement of this Court’s September 8, 2011 Memor

807 F.Supp.2d 189 (2011) CHEVRON CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. Maria Aguinda SALAZAR, et al., Defendants, and Steven Donziger, et al., Intervenors. No. 11 Civ. 3718 (LAK). United States District Court, S.D. New York. August 31, 2011. *190 Randy M. Mastro, Andrea E. Neuman, Scott A. Edelman, William E. Thompson, Gibson, Dunn &

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JAMES C. FRANCIS IV, United States Magistrate Judge. The defendants in this case, known collectively as the Lago Agrio plaintiffs (the “LAPs”), obtained a multi-billion dollar judgment against Chevron Corporation (“Chevron”) in Ecuador based on claims of environmental pollution caused by Texaco, Inc. (“Texaco”), which was subsequently acquired by Chevron. In this proceeding

MEMORANDUM OPINION LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge. The background of these actions has been fully explained in a number of previous opinions by the Court,1 familiarity with which is *424assumed. The matter now is before the Court on the motion of Chevron Corporation (“Chevron”) in No. 11 Civ. 3718(LAK) for an order com

KEARSE, Circuit Judge: Defendants-appellants Steven Donziger, Donziger & Associates, PLLC, and the Law Offices of Steven R. Donziger (collectively the “Donziger Firm” or “Firm”), and defendants-appellants Hugo Gerardo Camacho Naranjo (“Camacho”) and Javier Piaguaje Payaguaje (“Piaguaje”), appeal from a judgment of the United St

GERARD E. LYNCH, Circuit Judge: This appeal represents the latest chapter in the ongoing litigation between plaintiff-appellee Chevron Corp. (“Chevron”) and the defendants-appellants, elsewhere known as the Lago Agrio Plaintiffs (“LAPs” or “Ecuadorians”) and their American attorney Steven Donziger. Chevron brought the present action in part under New York’s Uniform Foreign Country

638 F.3d 384 (2011) REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR, Petitioner-Appellant, Daniel Carlos Lusitand Yaiguaje, Venancio Freddy Chimbo Chefa, Miguel Mario Payaguaje Payaguaje, Teodoro Gonzalo Piaguaje Payaguaje, Simon Lusitande Yaiguaje, Armando Wilmer Piaguaje Payaguaje, Javier Piaguaje Payaguaje, Fermin Piaguaje, Luis Agustin Payagua Piaguaje, Emilio Martin Lusitand Yaiguaje, Reinaldo Lusitande Yaiguaje, Maria Victoria Aguind Salazar, Carlos Grega Huatatoca, Catal

Judge AGEE wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge KING joined. AGEE, Circuit Judge: These consolidated appeals stem from a multi-billion-dollar judgment rendered in Ecuador against the Chevron Corporation. Chevron has sought discovery in several American courts to obtain evidence that the Ecuadorian plaintiffs and their lawyers fraudulently

18-855-cv (L) Chevron Corp. v. Donziger UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2020 Argued: September 15, 2020 Decided: March 4, 2021 Docket Nos. 18-855-cv (L); 18-2191-cv; 19-1584-cv CHEVRON CORPORATION, Plaintiff

ORDER Kathleen M. Tafoya, United States Magistrate Judge This matter is before the court on Respondent Andres Snaider’s (“Snaider”) “Motion to Modify Ex Parte Order and Partially Quash Subpoena under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, or in the Alternative, for a Protective Order under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c).” [Doc. No. 21, filed Aug. 29, 2014.] Petitioner Chevron Corporation’s (“Chevron”) Response was filed on

MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR A STAY PENDING APPEAL LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judgé. An .Ecuadorian court in 2011 entered an $18.2 billion judgment (the “Lago Agrio Judgment”)1 against Chevron Corporation (“Chevron”) in an action brought by 47 individuals referred to as the Lago Agrio plaintiffs (the “LAPs”). Chevron brought this a

11-1150-cv(L) Chevron v. Naranjo UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2011 (Argued: September 16, 2011 Decided: January 26, 2012) Docket Nos. 11-1150-cv(L) 11-1264-cv(CON) CHEVRON CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee,

OPINION LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge. Editor Note: The paragraphs related to headnotes 1-105 are found on the supplemental pieces of this opinion on Westlaw. Part 1 is 2014 WL 815553; Part 2 is 2014 WL 815613; Part 3 is 2014 WL 815715; Part 4 is 2014 WL 815869 [Head-notes 1-2]; Part 5 is 2014 WL 815923 [Headnotes 3-51]; Part 6 is 2014 WL 815961 [Headnotes 52-87]; Part 7 is 2014 WL 816086 [Headnotes 88-

768 F.Supp.2d 581 (2011) CHEVRON CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. Steven DONZIGER et al., Defendants. No. 11 Civ. 0691(LAK). United States District Court, S.D. New York. March 7, 2011. *592 Randy M. Mastro, Andrea E. Neuman, Scott A. Edelman, Kristen L. Hendricks, William E. Thompson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, for Plaintiff.

*774MEMORANDUM OPINION LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge. Earlier last year, an Ecuadorian court entered a multibillion dollar judgment (the “Judgment”) against Chevron Corporation (“Chevron”) in an action brought by the 47 Lago Agrio plaintiffs (the “LAPs”), two of whom, Camacho Naranjo and Piaguaje Payaguaje (the “LAP Representatives”), have appeared in

OPINION ON PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge. Table of Contents Facts..........................................................................241 I. Background.............................................................241 A. Texaco’s Activities in Ecuador (1964-1992) ..............................241

Justice DURHAM, opinion of the Court: INTRODUCTION T1 Jenna Helf worked at an ofl refinery operated by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Her supervisor instructed her to add sulfuric acid to an open-air pit containing waste products from the refinery and she was injured by a poisonous gas produced by the resulting chemical reaction. Ms. Helf obtained wo

ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SAMUEL CONTI, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION This case is about an Indian tribe’s efforts to build a new casino. Plaintiff Red-ding Ranchería (“the Tribe”) currently operates the Win-River Casino on its eight- and-a-half acre reservation in Shasta County. The Tribe seeks to expand its gaming operations by building a se

753 F.Supp.2d 536 (2010) CHEVRON CORPORATION., Petitioner, To Issue Subpoenas For The Taking Of Depositions And The Production Of Documents. Action Nos. 10-CV-2989-AW, 10-CV-2990-AW. United States District Court, D. Maryland, Southern Division. November 24, 2010. *537 Andrea E. Neuman, Peter Eric Seley, Randy M. Mastro, Gibson Dunn a