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06/09) Subpoena to hoduce Documents, Information, or Objcts or to Permit Inspection ofPremises in a Civil Action
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District of Columbia
CHEVRON
CORPORATION
v.
Plaintif
STEVEN DONZIGER, et al.,
Defendant
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Civil Action
No.
York
SUBPOENA TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS, INFORMATION, OR OBJECTS OR TO PERMIT INSPECTION OF PREMISES IN A CIVIL ACTION
To:
Produ*fon: YOU ARE COMMAIYDED to produce at the time, date, and place set forth below the following documents, electronically stored information, or objects, and permit their inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of the material: See Aftachments A-C
Place: 61gg6N, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP, c/o Mark Doerr 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
DC 20036
Inspection of Premises: YOU ARE COMMANDED to permit entry onto the designated premises, land, or other property possessed or controlled by you at the time, date, and location set forth below, so that the requesting party may inspect, measure, survey, photograph, test, or sample the properry or any designated object or operation on it.
Place:
The provisions ofFed. R. Civ. P. 45(c), relating to your protection as a person subject to a subpoen4 and Rule 45 (d) and (e), relating to your dufy to respond to this subpoena and the potential consequences of not doing so, are attached.
Date:
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Mark Doerr, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, 10166-0193 Telephone: 212.351 .3984, E-mail: mdoerr@gibsondunn.com
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be
follows:
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(date)
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Unless the subpoena was issued on behalf of the United States, or one of its officers or agents, I have also tendered to the witness fees for one day's attendance, and the mileage allowed by law, in the amount of
My fees are
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Server's signature
Server's address
AO 88B (Rev. 06/09) Subpoena to Prodncc Documents, Information, oI Objccts or to Permit lnspection of Premises in a Civil Action(Page 3)
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 (c), (d), and (e) (Effective 1'2/l/07)
(c) Protecting a Person Subject to a Subpoena. (l) Avoiding Undue Burden or Expense; Sanctions. A party or attorney responsible for issuing and serving a subpoena must take reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on a person subject to the subpoena. The issuing court must enforce this which may include lost duty and impose an appropriate sanction - on a party or attorney earnings and reasonable attorney's fees who fails to comply. (2) Command to Produce Materials or Permit Inspection. (L) Appearance Not Required. A person commanded to produce documents, electror.rically stored infomation, or tangible things, or to permit the inspection of premises, need not appear in person at the place ofproduction or inspection unless also commanded to appear for a deposition, hearing, or trial. (B) Obiections. A person commanded to produce documents or tangible things or to pemit inspection may serve on the parff or attomey designated in the subpoena a written objection to inspecting, copying, testing or sampling any or all of the materials or or to producing electronically stored to inspecting the premises forms requested. The objection must be information in the form or served before the earlier ofthe time specified for compliance or 14 days after the subpoena is served. If an objection is made, the following rules apply: (i) At any time, on notice to the commanded person, the sewing pady may move the issuing cout't for an order compelling production or inspection. (ii) These acts may be required only as directed in the order, and the ordel must protect a person who is neither a party nor a party's officer from significant expensc resulting from compliauce. (3) Quashing or Modifying a Subpoena, (A) When Required. On timely motion, the issuing court must quash or modify a subpoena that: (i) fails to allow a reasonablc time to comply; (ii) requires a person who is neither a party nor a party's officer to travel more than 100 miles from where that person resides, is except that, employed, or regularly transacts business in person subject to Rule 45(c)(3)(B)(iii), the person may be commanded to attend a trial by traveling from any such place within the state where the trial is held; (iii) requires disclosure ofprivileged or other protected matter, if no exception or waiver applies; or (iv) subjects a person to undue burden. (B) When Permitted. To protect a person subject to or affected by a snbpoena, the issuing court may, on motion, quash or modify the
subpoena
(d) Duties in Responding to a Subpoena. (l'1 Producing Documents or Electronically Stored Information. These procedures apply to producing documents or electronically stored information: (A) Documents. A person responding to a subpoena to produce documents must produce them as they are kept in the ordinary course ofbusiness or must organize and label them to correspond to the categories in the demand. (B) Formfor Producing Electronically Stored Information Not Specified. If a subpoena does not specify a form for producing electronically stored information, the person responding must produce it in a form or foms in which it is ordinarily maintained or in a reasonably usable form or forms. (C) Electronically Stored Information Produced in Only One Form. The person responding need not produce the same electronically stored information in more than one form. (D) Inaccessible Electronically Stored Idormation. The person responding need not provide discovery of electronically stored information from sources that the pelson identifies as not reasonably accessible because of undne burden or cost. On motion to compel discovery or for a protective order, the person responding must show that the information is not reasonably accessible because ofundue burden or cost. If that showing is made, the court may nonetheless order discovery from such sources ifthe requesting pafiy shows good cause, considering the limitations of Rule 26(b)(2)(C). The court may specify conditions for the discovery. (2) Claiming Privilege or Proteclion,
if it requires:
a trade secret or other conhdential research, development, or commercial infounation; (ii) disclosing an unretained expert's opinion or information that does not describe speciltc occurrences in dispute and resrilts from the expert's study that was not reqr.tested by a party; or (iii) a person who is neither a party nor a party's officer to incur substantial expense to travel more than 100 miles to attend ffial. (C) Specifying Conditions as an Allernative. In the circttmstances described in Rule a5(c)(3)(B), the court may, instead of quashing or modifring a subpoena, order appearance or production under specified conditions ifthe serving pafty: (i) shows a substantial need for the testimony or material that cannot be other"wise met without undue hardship; and (ii) ensules that the subpoenaed person will be leasonably
(i) disclosing
compensated.
ATTACHMENT A
DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCBD BY RESPONDENT, SIMON BILLENNESS
1.
All
thing of value YOU have received, been offered, contracted to receive, or have been promised
conceming YOUR involvement in, or work concerning, the CHEVRON LITIGATIONS or
SHAREHOLDER ACTIONS.
2.
All
thing of value YOU have given, offered, contracted to give, or have promised concerning the
3. 4. 5. 6.
All
All All
documents concerning the INVICTUS MEMO. documents concerning the ERION REPORT, including but not limited to
All
as
7.
professionals, energy industry analysts, journalists, or MEDIA professionals or organizations concerning CHEVRON or the CHEVRON LITIGATIONS.
8.
Corporate Communications, Darius Fisher, DividendKings, SeekingAlpha, ValueMax, Joe Richman, or Investment Underground concerning CHEVRON or the CHEVRON
LITIGATIONS.
9.
All
YOU on any of the RELATED WEBSITES or other MEDIA outlets concerning the GHEVRON
or the CHEVRON
LITIGATIONS.
and any of RAN, Sanford Lewis, Graham
10.
l.
12. 13.
organization Strategy for Corporate Responsibility and Social Investment, including but not
14.
Investment.
A current organizational chart or other documents that show the management and
reporting structure of the organization Strategy for Corporate Responsibility and Social
15.
Documents that show YOUR document retention and destruction policies and
practices, including those policies and practices currently in effect and any which were in effect between January I,2009, and the date of this request.
ATTACHMENT B
DEF'INITIONS "RESPONDENT" means and refers to Simon Billenness.
The definitions and rules of construction set forth in Southern District of New
York Local Civil Rule 26.3 of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York are incorporated by reference into all requests.
2.
$ 1782 seeking discovery relating to the LAGO AGRIO LITIGATION, including, but not limited to, such actions filed by CHEVRON, the ROE, and by or on behalf of the LAGO AGRIO
PLAINTIFFS.
3. 4.
"AAA LITIGATION"
as
Aguinda
v.
Texaco 1nc., No. 93 Civ. 7527 (S.D.N.Y.) and Aguinda v. Texaco, Case Nos. 00-3066, 0l-7756,
0l-7758, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and all other related
appellate proceedings.
5.
Aguindav. Texaco Inc.,93 Civ.7527 (S.D.N.Y.), including: MariaAguinda; CatarinaAguinda; Lidia Aguinda; Patricio Aguinda; Ramiro Aguinda; Gerardo Andi; Luis Armas; Patricio
Chimbo; Carlos Grefa; Gesica Grefa; Lucio Grefa; Mercedes Grefa; Bolivar Riascos; Jaime
Vegay; Josd Enrique Vegay; Venuncio Chimbo; Daniel Lucitante; Emilion Lucitante; Esteban
Hernan Payaguaje; Luis Payaguaje; Miguel Payaguaje; Teodoro Payaguaje; Wilson Payaguaje;
Armando Piaguaje; Elias Piaguaje; Javier Piaguaje; Jos6 Piaguaje; Ramon Piaguaje; Ricardo Piaguaje;Francisco Alvarado; Lorenzo Alvarado; Matias Alvarado;Angeb Amanta;Nicolas
Abilez; Alsidez Balseca; Gerardo Camacho; Rosa Castillo; Rommel Castillo-Pugachi; Lourdes
Chimbo; Luis Chimbo-Chugando; Rosa Chimbo; Olga Grefa; Gregorio Illiapa; Josd llliapa;
Tanguila; Victor Tanguila; Irene Vivero; Horlencia Vivero;Maria Vivero; Berta Yumbo; Fabiola Yumbo; and Narcisa Yumbo.
6.
"ALIANZA PAIS"
Correa, also known as Patria Altiva / Soberana, and includes all its officers, elected officials, campaign managers, strategists, financiers, agents and associates'
7.
and include the Front's officers, directors, employees, partners, corporate parents, subsidiaries or
affiliates.
8.
"AMAZON WATCH"
employees, representatives, agents, attorneys, accountants, assigns, or any other person acting, or
purporting to act, on Amazon Watch's behall either directly or indirectly, including, but not
limited to, Atossa Soltani, Simeon Tegel, Jennifer Ciplet, Han Shan, Leila Salazar, Kevin Koenig, or Mitchell Anderson.
9.
USA, including Amnesty International's executives, officers, directors, employees, stafl or any
other person acting, or purporting to act, on Amnesty International's behalf, either directly or
indirectly.
10.
organizations variously known as the "Assembly of Communities Affected by Chevron/Texaco," the "Assembly of Delegates of Communities Affected by Chevron/Texaco," the "Assembly
of
People Affected by Texaco," the "Assembly of People Affected by Chevron," the "Asamblea de
PLAINTIFFS and the people in the FORMER CONCESSION AREA with regard to the LAGO AGRIO LITIGATION, and includes all members, representatives, committees, subcommittees, working groups and other affiliated, supervisory and subsidiary bodies related thereto, and
specifically includes the Ecuadorian corporate entity formed on or about January 25,2011 called
Asamblea de los Afectados por Texaco.
11.
"BANCO DEL PACIFICO" means and refers to Banco Del Pacifico and any of
its affiliates, subsidiaries, branches, agency managers, employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys or any other person acting for, atthe direction
of
or on behalf of Banco
Del Pacifico.
12.
S.A. and any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, branches, agency managers, employees, agents,
representatives, consultants, attorneys or any other person acting for, at the direction of, or on behalf of Banco Internacional S.A.
13.
"BANCO PICHINCHA" means and refers to Banco Pichincha, C.A. and any of
its affiliates, subsidiaries, branches, agency managers, employees, agencies, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys or any other person acting for, at the direction of, or on behalf of Banco Pichincha, C.A.
14.
"BILLENNESS REPORT" means and refers to the report titled "An Analysis of
the Financial and Operational Risks to Chevron Corporation from Aguinda v. Chevrontexaco,"
which was purportedly authored by SIMON BILLENNESS and SANFORD LEWIS, including specifically any drafts of the report, notes related to the repoft, and all updates to the repoft.
15.
"BIT ARBITRATION"
the Permanent Courl of Arbitration, the Hague, Netherlands, under the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral Investment Treaty between CHEVRON and TEXPET, on the one hand, and the Republic Ecuador, on the other, PCA Case No. 2009-23.
of
16.
"BURFORD" means and refers to Burford Group Limited and its associated
entities, including, but not limited to, Burford Group LLC, Burford Capital Limited, Burford
Advisors LLC, and Treca Financial Solutions, and any curent and former subsidiaries, affiliates,
paftners, officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, and any other person acting, or
purporting to act, on their behalf, and any predecessors or successors ofthe foregoing.
17. 18.
submitted under the name of Engineer Richard Stalin Cabrera Vega, Expert for the Court
of
April 1,2008
19.
"CABRERA REPORTS" means and refers to the CABRERA REPORT and the
"Answers To The Plaintiffs' Questions About The Expert Report," submitted under the name of
Engineer Richard Stalin Cabrera Vega, Expert for the Court of Nueva Loja, filed with the LAGO
AGzuO COURT on or about November 17,2008 and bearing the foja numbers CLI43I0152949-CL 143 1-01 53167 , and any drafts, pafts, sections, or annexes of this document.
20.
"CABRERA WORKPLAN" means and refers to the "Work Plan for Expert
Determination," submitted under the name of Engineer Richard Stalin Cabrera Vega, Expert for
the Court of Nueva Loja, filed with the LAGO AGRIO COURT on or about June 25,2007 and bearing the foja numbers CL1208-130640-CLI208-130651, and any pafts, sections, or annexes thereof.
2I,
tO thE
causation theory stated on page 89 of the LAGO AGRIO JUDGMENT as "the theory of the
substantial factor does not require a mere scientific causation, but the reasonable medical
probability that the conduct of the defendant was a factor that contributed substantially to
increasing the dose of harmful substances and ultimately the risk of developing illnesses""
22.
23.
"CHEVRON" means and refers to Chevron Corporation and its current and
and any other person acting, or purporting to act, on their successors of the foregoing.
24.
16
expert witnesses designated by CHEVRON as potential trial witnesses in connection with Chevron Corp. v. Salazar, et al., Case No.
v.
Donziger, et al.,ll-cv-0691 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.): Enrique Barros Bourie; Dr. William D. Bellamy; Dr. Robert E. Hinchee; Dr. Cdsar Coronel Jones; Brent Kaczmarek; Dr. Michael Kelsh; Dr. Robert A. Leonard; Dr. Thomas McHugh; Dr. Gerald R. McMenamin; Professor Angel R.
Oquendo; Professor Jan Paulsson; Dr. Gustavo Romero Ponce; Professor George Priest; M.
Teresa Turell; Dr. Robert F. Wasserstrom; and Michael Younger.
25.
"CHEVRON LITIGATIONS" means and refers to any one or all of the LAGO
AGRIO LITIGATION, the AGUINDA LITIGATION, the ROE LITIGATION, the AAA
LITIGATION, the BIT ARBITRATION, the 1782 ACTIONS, and the CRIMINAL CASES.
26.
"CITED HEALTH REPORTS" means and refers to the following reports that
were cited to in the LAGO AGRIO JUDGMENT: (1) "Texaco's Legacy: wells and stations," made in the year 2000, purportedly drafted by Manual Pallares and Pablo Yepez, and incorporated in the RECORD by order of October 22,2003; (2)
the effects of the contamination of the wells and stations drilled before 1990 at the fields of Lago
Agrio, Dureno, Atacapi, Guanta, Shushufindi, Sacha, Yuca, Auca y Cononaco," purportedly
drafted by Roberto Bejarano and Monserrat Bejarano, included in the process by order October 22,2003, at 3 PM; and (3) the 2005 letter to the editor titled "Texaco and Its Consultants" published in volume
1
of
27.
as
appendixes A through F of the LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFFS' September 16, 2010 filing with the
28.
RICO DEFENDANTS, including, but not limited to, Joseph Kohn, KOHN SWIFT & GRAF,
CABRERA, Joshua Lipton, David Chapman, William Powers, Atossa Soltani, AMAZON WATCH, RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK, Alberto Wray, Crist6bal Bonifaz, E-TECH,
Karen Hinton, Russell Deleon, BURFORD, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, Motley Rice LLC, PATTON BOGGS, Juan Pablo S6enz, Julio Prieto, and H5.
29.
dated
"COMPLAINT" means and refers to the Amended Complaint filed in this action,
30.
Gloria Pinos Galeas on June 27,2012 and July 25,2072 to the LAGO AGRIO COURT in Case No. 21100-2003-0002.
31.
AGRIO COURT, including, but not limited to, settling expert(s), who were tasked with resolving
any inconsistent findings during the judicial inspection process between experts nominated by
the LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFFS and experts nominated by CHEVRON, and other expert(s)
appointed to assist the LAGO AGRIO COURT, including, but not limited to, Gloria Pinas
Galeas, Galo S. Alb6n, Dr. Luis V. Albuja, David Gerardo Baros, Jorge Bermeo Sarmiento, Jorge HerreraCabezas, CABRERA and CABRERA technical team members identified in Anexo
Echeverria, Andriana Enriquez, Jorge M. Jurado, Marcelo Mffloz, Arturo Orquera, Barros Pazmino, Josd Ignacio Pilamunga, Josd Echevarria Rodrfguez, Alban Soria, Johnny Robinson Zambrano Carranza, David Gerardo Barros, and other experts considered but not ultimately appointed by the LAGO AGzuO COURT, including, but not limited to, Marcelo Echeverria. The
judicial inspection expefts publicly nominated by CHEVRON and/or the LAGO AGRIO
PLAINTIFFS are excluded from this definition.
32.
related to actual or potential criminal accusations or charges relating to the LAGO AGzuO
LITIGATION or the factual allegations therein. This definition includes, without limitation, all
investigations or other proceedings related to the following documents: (1) Comptroller General
of Ecuador Genaro Pefia Ugalde's Criminal Complaint filed with the Prosecutor General of
Ecuador on October 29,2003; (2) Prosecutor General Mariana Yepez Andrade's Order Initiating the Preliminary lnvestigation for Environmental Crimes and Fraud issued on May 10,2004; (3) Prosecutor General of Ecuador Cecelia Armas's Motion to Dismiss the Fraud Charges filed in the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Ecuador on August 9,2006; (4) Public Prosecutor
of Pichincha Marianita Vega Carrera's Motion to Dismiss the Environmental Crimes Charges
filed in the Third Criminal Court of Napo on September 4,2006; (5) Order Requesting
Comptroller General's Opinion on Prosecutor General Armas's Motion to Dismiss the Fraud
Charges issued by the Supreme Court of Justice on October 27, 2006; (6) Prosecutor General Jorge German's Motion to Dismiss Criminal Case filed in Supreme Courl of Justice on March 1,
2007; (7) Comptroller General Carlos Polit Faggioni's Motion Requesting that the Criminal Case Remain Open filed in the Supreme Court of Justice on May 18,2007;(8) Order Requiring
Prosecutor General to Reissue Opinion issued by Supreme Court of Justice on June 11,2007; (9) Prosecutor General Jorge German's Motion to Dismiss Criminal Case filed in Supreme Court
Justice on June 14,2007; (10) District Prosecutor Washington Pes6ntez's Opinion
of
Affirming the
Motion to Dismiss the Environmental Crimes Charges issued on March 13,2007; (11) Order Dismissing the Environmental Crimes Charges issued by the Third Criminal Court of Napo on
March 16,2007; (12) Prosecutor General Washington Pes6ntez's Notice Reopening the
Investigation for Falsification of Public Documents based on New Evidence issued on March 25,
2008; (13) Prosecutor General Washington Pes6ntez's Notice Ordering the Initiation of the Prosecutorial Investigation issued on August 26,2008; (14) Judge Roberto Gomez Mera's Order
Noticing the Initiation of the Prosecutorial Investigation issued on September 19, 2008 in the
Supreme Court of Justice; (15) Prosecutor General Alfredo Alvear Enriquez's Order Adding
April 29,2010.
33.
"Daflos Culturales Causado a los Pueblos Indigenas de la Amazonia Ecuatoriana" and filed with
the LAGO AGRIO COURT on or about September 16,2070.
34.
but not limited to, Microsoft Excel files, flat-file database files, geodatabase files, geographic
information systems ("GIS") and relational database files, as well as all versions, variants,
repofts, expofted files or subsets thereof.
35.
Department of Defense, including the Department of Defense's officials, employees, attorneys, accountants, staff, or any other person acting, or purporting to act, on the Department Defense's behall either directly or indirectly.
of
36.
affiliates.
PLLC, and its officers, directors, employees, partners, corporate parents, subsidiaries or
37.
the
38.
39.
versions and drafts of the second instance sentencia released by the Ecuadorian court on March
1,2012, including, without limitation, all versions of the document with the file name
"20 120 1 03 _ SentenciaChevron.pdf," available at
http://www.ecuavisa.comllimageslarchivos/20120103 SentenciaChevron.pdf.
40.
41.
"ELAW"
t0
its predecessors, parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, board members, managers, attorneys, employees, agents, representatives, consultants, or any other person acting for, at the
42.
"ELAW AMICUS BRIEF" means and refers to the amicus brief filed in the
LAGO AGRIO LITIGATION by ELAW on June 5,2009, including, without limitation, any
drafts or any other version of that document.
43.
"EMA"
019, also known as the Environmental Management Act, enacted by the Ecuadorian National
Congress.
44.
International's behalf, either directly or indirectly, whether as an employee or as an independent contractor. This includes, without limitation, Richard Kamp, William Powers, Mark Quarles and
Anne Maest.
45.
Misrepresentations in Public Filings Regarding its $18.1 Billion Environmental Liability in Ecuador," which was purportedly authored by Graham Erion, including specifically any drafts the report, notes related to the report, and all updates to the report.
of
46.
"FORMER CONCE,SSION AREA" means and refers to the area within the
Oriente District of Eastern Ecuador in which the consortium of which TEXPET was a member conducted petroleum exploration and production operations between 1964 and June 7992.
ll
47.
"FUSION MEMO" means and refers to the memorandum titled "La fusi6n entre
48.
49. 50.
Corte Superior de Nueva Loja, Pruebas del Fraude de Chevron" filed by the LAGO AGRIO
51.
and any other person acting for, at the direction of, or on behalf of Hinton Communications,
including, but not limited to, Karen Hinton and Howard Glaser.
52.
as
"Invictus," including, without limitation, any other draft or version of that memorandum, such
draft produced as DON200032552.
as the
53.
"JUDGMENT TRUST" means and refers to any trust, account, corporate entity,
or other legal or financial structure established to receive and distribute funds obtained through
litigation. This includes, but it is not limited to: (1) the trust discussed atpage 86 of the LAGO
AGzuO JUDGMENT to be "administered by one of the fund and trust administrator companies
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located in Ecuador in keeping with the terms of the Securities Market Law and other applicable
laws"; (2) the trust discussed at section 8 of the TRECA FUNDING AGREEMENT; (3) the
Settlement Trust and the Settlement Trust Account discussed in the draft Settlement Agreement produced inthe 1782 ACTIONS at DON200026334; (4) the trust discussed in the March 30
filing of Pablo Fajardo Mendoza to the Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbi6s regarding the
"Commercial Trust for the Administration of Funds ADAT, granted by Maria Victoria Aguinda
Salazar, Lidia Alexandra Aguinda Aguinda, et al., the
Compaflia Fiduciaria Ecuador FIDUECUADOR S.A. funds and trusts administrator" executed on March I,2012 by Dr. Sandra Veronica Barrazueta Molina; and (5) any and all means considered or contemplated by any person to accomplish the objective stated by Nick Purrington in the Octob er 12,2010 e-mail produced in the 1 782 ACTIONS at DONZ0010 6262, "to keep the
proceeds out of Ecuador."
54.
55.
"KOHN SWIFT & GRAF" means and refers to Kohn Swift & Graf, P.C., and its
current and former parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, paftners (including Joseph Kohn), officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, and any other person acting, or purpofting to act,
on their
56.
"LAGO AGRIO APPELLATE COURT" means and refers to the judges of the
Sala Unica of the Provincial Court of Sucurnbios of Ecuador, including, but not limited to, Judge
Leonardo Ord6flez Piffa, Judge Juan Evangelista Nriflez Sanabria, Judge Nicol6s Augusto
Zambrano, Judge Marco Antonio Yaguache Mora, Judge Milton David Toral Cevallos, Judge
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Luis Alberto Legfla Zambrano,Judge CruzMariaAvila Delgado, Judge Juan Carlos Encarnaci6n
Sanchez, Judge Alejandro Kleber Orellana Pineda, Judge Wilfrido Enrique Erazo Araujo, and
any other judges appointed to or selected to serve in the Sala Unica during the pendency of the
appeal of the LAGO AGRIO JUDGMENT or
CRIMINAL CASES.
57.
the Sole Chamber of the Provincial Court of Sucumbios, Ecuador, in proceeding number
20ll-
0106, dated January 3,2072, including both the fact of this decision and the judicial opinion
issued in support of the decision.
58.
the clarification and expansion order of the Sole Chamber of the Provincial Court of Sucumbios, Ecuador, in proceeding number 20
1
I -0
of
this decision and the judicial opinion issued in support of the decision.
59.
"LAGO AGRIO APPELLATE PANEL" means and refers to the judges of the
LAGO AGRIO APPELLATE COURT selected to preside over the appeal of the LAGO AGRIO JUDGMENT or the CRIMINAL CASES, including, but not limited to, Judge Marco Antonio
Yaguache Mora, Judge CruzMariaAvila Delgado, Judge Milton David Toral Cevallos, Judge
Luis Alberto Legfla Zambrano, Judge Alejandro Kleber Orellana Pineda, Judge Juan Carlos
Encarnaci6n Sanchez, and any other judges selected to preside over the appeal of the LAGO
AGRIO JUDGMENT or CRIMINAL CASES for whatever length of time and in whatever
capacity.
60.
"LAGO AGRIO COMPLAINT" means and refers to the complaint filed in the
Superior Court of Justice of Nueva Loja on |r4ay 7,2003 by Alberto Wray in order to initiate
t4
61.
"LAGO AGRIO COST ORDERS" means and refers to the orders issued by Judge
Lilia Marlene Oftiz V6squez of the LAGO AGRIO COURT in Summary Verbal Proceeding No.
21100-2003-0002 on June 6,2012, July 23,2012,Iuly 30,2012, and August 3,2012, including both the fact of the orders themselves and the judicial opinions issued in support of the orders.
62. 63.
"LAGO AGRIO COURT" means and refers to the Provincial Court of Justice of
judgment of the Provincial Court of Justice in Sucumbios in the LAGO AGRIO LITIGATION, including both the fact of the judgment itself and the judicial opinion issued in supporl of the judgment.
64.
case
of Marfa Aguinda y
Otros v, Chevron Corporation, in the Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios with Ecuador
Case
No. 002-2003, and any appeals and enforcement actions stemming therefrom.
65.
plan, organize, fund, or carry out protests, rallies, MEDIA events, campaigns, or other activities intended to promote awareness of the LAGO AGRIO LITIGATION and related issues,
including, but not limited to, AMAZoN WATCH, ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED, Atossa
Soltani, Kevin Koenig, Mitchell Anderson, Esperanza Martinez, Simeon Tegal, Michael Brune,
Leila Salazar, Han Shan, Kevin Jon Heller, RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK, Acci6n
Ecol6gica, Oil Watch, Trudie Styler, Daryl Hannah, Bianca Jagger, Joshua Rizack, You Break
It
66.
persons
"LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFF CONSULTANTS" means and refers to any and all
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with the LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFFS for purposes related to analysis of environmental harm,
personal injury, remediation, compensation, or other disputed issues in the LAGO AGzuO
LITIGATION and any investigation related thereto. This includes, without limitation:
STRATUS; E-TECH; 3TM International, Inc.;ELAW;UHL & ASSOCIATES;Juan Crist6bal
Villao Yepez; Ann Maest; Douglas Beltman; Jennifer Peers; Peter Jones; David Mills; Michael
Carney; Charles Champ; Richard ("Dick") Kamp;Laura Belanger; Richard Clapp; William Powers; Joshua Lipton; David Chapman; Mark Quarles; Carlos Martin Beristain; David Russell;
Carrion; Forest Garden Products Inspection and Certification Limited; H5; Grant Fine; and the POST-CABRERA CLEAN SING CON SULTANTS.
67,
refers to all people or organizations retained by the LACO AGRIO PLAINTIFFS or any person
affiliated with the LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFFS for purposes of serving as an expert in the
judicial inspection process of the LAGO AGzuO LITIGATION, including, but not limited to,
Dr. Charles Calmbacher, Jennifer Bilbao Garcia, Edison Camino Castro, Oscar Miguel Davila
Benitez, Orlando Manuel Felicita Nato, Xavier Alonso Grandes Zambonino, Jose Robalino
Hidalgo, Amaury Mauricio Suarez Rivera, Luis Alberto Villacreces Carvajal, Francisco Viteri
Santamaria, and Fabian Alberto Mora Orozco.
68.
laboratories that the LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFFS hired, contracted with, paid, or otherwise
L6
VIVA
69.
"LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFF LAW FIRMS" means and refers to any law firm or
Motley Rice LLC; Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP;Forum Nobis PLLC; Constantine
Canon LLP; Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP; Recht Kornfeld PC; Horowitz Forbes LLP;
Law Offices of Crist6bal Bonifaz, Burke O'Neil LLC; Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP; Aguine,
Morris & Severson,LLP; Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Ives & Ducan, PA; Dow Golub
Remels
Smyser, Kaplan
(solely in its role as counsel in the CHEVRON LITIGATIONS, and not in the matter of Chevron
Corp. v. Donziger, et al.,11 Civ. 0691 (S.D.N.Y.)); Stein, Sperling, Bennett, De Johng, et al.;
Slater Tenaglia, Tobar
& Bustamante; Purrington Moody Weil LLP; Graham Erion; Aaron Page;
Juan Pablo Siienz; Julio Prieto; Alejandro Ponce Villacis; Alberlo Wray; Monica Pareja; and
70.
retained by or otherwise cooperating with the RICO DEFENDANTS for the purposes
of
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providing lobbying services, including, but not limited to, Ben Barnes and the Ben Bames
Group, James Carville, James Sharp, Wayne Gibbons, Thomas Downey and the Downey
McGrath Group, Teddy Downey, Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. and Willie Brown Inc.
71.
"LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFFS" means and refers to Defendants Alfredo Donaldo Wilfrido Piaguaje Payaguaje,
Beatriz Mercedes Grefa Tanguila, Benancio Freddy Chimbo Grefa, Bertha Antonia Yumbo Tanguila, Carlos Grega Huatatoca, Catalina Antonia Aguinda Salazar, Celia Irene Viveros
Cusangua, Clide Ramiro Aguinda Aguinda, Daniel Carlos Lusitande Yaiguaje, Delfin Leonidas Payaguaje Payaguaje, Elias Roberto Piyahuaje Payahuaje, Emilio Martin Lusitande Yaiguaje, Esteban Lucitante Yaiguaje, Fermin Piaguaje Payaguaje, Francisco Alvarado Yumbo, Francisco
Matias Alvarado Yumbo, Francisco Victor Tanguila Grefa, Gloria Lucrecia Tanguila Grefa,
Guillermo Vicente Payaguaje Lusitante, Heleodoro Pataron Guaraca, Hugo Gerardo Camacho
Naranjo, Javier Piaguaje Payaguaje, Josd Gabriel Revelo Llore, Josd Miguel Ipiales Chicaiza,
Lidia Alexandra Aguinda Aguinda, Lorenzo Jos6 Alvarado Yumbo, Lourdes Beatriz Chimbo
Tanguila, Lucio Enrique Grefa Tanguila, Luis Agustin Payaguaje Piaguaje, Luis Armando
Chimbo Yumbo, Luisa Delia Tanguila Narvaez,Maria Victoria Aguinda Salazar, Maria Clelia
Reascos Revelo, Maria Hortencia Viveros Cusangua, Maria Magdalena Rodriguez Barcenes,
Miguel Mario Payaguaje Payaguaje, Narcisa Aida Tanguila Narvaez, Octavio Ismael Cordova
Huanca, Olga Gloria Grefa Cerda, Patricio Alberto Chimbo Yumbo, Patricio Wuilson Aguinda
Aguinda, Reinaldo Lusitande Yaiguaje, Rosa Teresa Chimbo Tanguila, Segundo Angel Amanta
72.
and refers to all persons retained by or otherwise cooperating with the RICO DEFENDANTS for
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limited to, Karen Hinton, HINTON COMMUNICATIONS, Ben Barnes, the Ben Barnes Group,
Kerry Kennedy, Cohen Strategic, LLC, Ken Sunshine, Sunshine, Sachs & Associates, West
Wing Writers, Jonathan Cohen, The Weiser Group, Jim Sharp, Sharp & Associates, New
Partners, Christopher Lehane, Mark Fabiani, and Fabiani
&
73.
Offices of Steven R. Donziger and its officers, directors, employees, partners, corporate parents,
subsidiaries or affi liates.
74.
"MEDIA"
including, but not limited to, journalists, bloggers, news anchors, radio personalities, reporters,
and officers, directors or employees of companies in the media business'
75.
"MOODIE MEMO" means and refers to the February 2,2009 memorandum from
Nicholas Moodie to Julio Prieto and Juan Pablo S6enz titled "The standard of proof in US common-law toxic tort negligence claims" and produced as WOODS-HDD-0012793, including,
76.
"NEXTANT" means and refers to Nextant LLC of 12777 Jones Road, Suite 380,
Houston, Texas 77070, and its current and former subsidiaries, affiliates, paftners, officers, directors, employees, contractors, representatives, agents, attorneys, accountants, assigns or any other person acting, or purporting to act, on Nextant's behalf, either directly or indirectly,
including, but not limited to, Andres Snaider and Juan Pablo Navas'
77.
"NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION"
oT
t9
local government entity," as defined by the United States Agency of International Development
(" U
SAID") at http
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idea.
u s ai d.
gov
I ls I pv o I
faq# ql
78.
"NYC COMPTROLLER" means and refers to the Office of the New York City
directly or indirectly, including, but not limited to, William Thompson, John Liu, and Patrick
Doherty.
79.
"NYS COMPTROLLER" means and refers to the Office of the New York
State
Comptroller, including the NYS Comptroller's officials, employees, attorneys, accountants, staff,
or any other person acting, or purporting to act, on the NYS Comptroller's behalf, either directly or indirectly, including, but not limited
to:
George Wong; Basil Anastassiou; Luke Bierman; Cathy Calhoun; John Chartier; Jenika Conboy; Patrick Doherty; Ellen Evans; Olayinka Fadahunsi; Jim Fuchs; Pete Grannis;Nancy Groenwegen; Diana Hoffman; Mark Johnson; Cathy LaVoy; Maureen Madden; Gianna
80.
America's executives, officers, directors, employees, staff, or any other person acting, or purporting to act, on Oxfam America's behalf, either directly or indirectly.
81.
"PATTON BOGGS" means and refers to Patton Boggs LLP and its current and
former members, paftners, employees, representatives, agents, or any other person acting, or purporting to act, on their behalf; either directly or indirectly, including, but not limited to:
James
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Andrew Kirschenbaum; Anthony Laura; Alexandra Chopin; John Zefutie; Diana Whitford;
Theresa Morgan or Tania Corbacho; and any predecessors or successors of the foregoing.
82.
State
of Pennsylvania alWa the Pennsylvania Treasury, including the Pennsylvania Treasury's funds,
officials, employees, attorneys, accountants, staff, or any other person acting, or purporting to
act, on the Pennsylvania Treasury's behalf, either directly or indirectly, including, but not limited to, Rob McCord, John Lisko, and Jim Williamson.
83.
Petroecuador, the Republic of Ecuador's national oil company, including any predecessors, subsidiaries, operating companies, joint ventures, and related entities thereof.
84.
remediation programs of PETROECUADOR, as well as other Ecuadorian organizations conducting remediation in the FORMER CONCESSION AREA, including, but not limited to: the Project for Elimination of Pits in the Amazon District (Proyecto de Eliminaci6n de Piscinas
en el
Proyecto Eliminaci6n de Piscinas y Limpiezade Derrames en el Distrito Amaz6nico (PEPDA); Proyecto Eliminaci6n de Piscinas Contaminadas en el Distrito Amaz6nico (PEPDA);Proyecto
Amaz6nico (PEPDA); Plan de Restauraci6n Integral de Pasivos Ambientales en el Distrito Amaz6nico (PRIPA); Unit for Mitigation and Remediation (Unidad de Mitigaci6n y
Remediaci6n de Petroecuador/UMR), which replaced PEPDA in 2008; Unidad de Remediaci6n
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Distrito Amaz6nico.
85.
Weinberg Group, Ted Dunkelberger, Tom Golojuch, Christopher Arthur, Marla Scarola, Kerry Roche, Douglas C. Allen, Jonathan Shefftz, JShefftz Consulting, Lawrence W. Barnthouse, Carlos E. Picone, Daniel L. Rourke, R. Paolo Scardina, Carlos Peza, Alejandro Garro, Dagmar Schmidt Etkin, Environmental Research Consultants, Industrial Economics, Inc., and any other
persons whose work was sought for the purpose of submitting reports to the LAGO AGRIO
86.
activities conducted by the LAGO AGzuO PLAINTIFFS, their attorneys, agents, and
consultants, or anyone acting on their behall or CHEVRON at the judicial inspection sites in the
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87
subsidiaries, branches, agencies, managers, employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys or any other person acting for, at the direction of, or on behalfofProdubanco.
88.
refers to the "most probable cause" theory of which the LAGO AGRIO JUDGMENT claims
"Australian case law tells us that causation can be established by a process of inference, which
combines concrete facts even
itself, which means that there is no need for the cause of the harm to be any one single contaminating substance, but that it is sufficient if this contaminating substance has been a contributing factor, which means that the defendant's participation must be more than minimal,
89.
any filing in the LAGO AGRIO LITIGATION who purportedly assisted CABRERA, including,
without limitation, any individual identified in Annex V to the CABRERA REPORT and any of
the following individuals: Carlos Eduardo Ceron Martinez; Andrea Ximena Echeverria Echeverria; Josd Javier Egas Cadena;Maria Tatiana EguezLarrea; Josd Nelson Gallo Velasco;
Luis Miguel Garcia Aragon; Luis Antonio Gomez Avila; Maria de Lourdes Larrea Castelo;
Carlos Martin Beristain; Claudia Patricia Navarro Perez; Dario Paez Rovira; Falika Ranil
Senanayake; Luis Fernando Tonato Quinga; Jos6 David Torres Gallardo; Juan Crist6bal Villao
90.
Action Network of 221Pine Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, California94104, including RAN's officers, directors, members, partners, contractors, employees, representatives, agents, assigns, or
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any other person acting, or purporting to act, on RAN's behall either directly or indirectly,
including, but not limited to, Maria Ramos, Ginger Cassady, and Mike Gaworecki.
91.
"RECORD" means and refers to all documents incorporated into the official
case
file of the LAGO AGzuO LITIGATION through an order of the LAGO AGRIO COURT,
known as a "providencia," and maintained by the clerk of the LAGO AGRIO COURT in
as "cuerpos legales,"
therein stamped with the official circular seal of the LAGO AGRIO COURT; (ii) the last page
each document presented for
of
filing by one of the parties bearing the clerk's official stamp noting
the date and time that the document was presented to the clerk for filing with the LAGO AGRIO
COURT; and (iii) each page of each document bearing a handwritten, sequential page number, imprinted by the clerk of the LAGO AGRIO COURT, with the same number being repeated on
the back side of a document page with the addition of a "v" or the word "vuelta" (meaning "back side") when the page bears information on both sides.
92.
at the
following
URLs and any other website controlled by or on behalf of the LAGO AGzuO PLAINTIFFS, their attorneys, or agents: http://www.texacotoxico.org/; www.changechevron.org; www.chevrontoxico.orgl'http:llchevrontoxico.com/;http:/lamazonwatch.orgl;
hup ://www .ran.or gl ; http ://truecostofchevron.com/ecuador.html;
www.ChevronlsGuilty.org;
; http I I chevron-weagree.com/;
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http://www.huffingtonpost.comikaren-hinton l;http:llwww.youtube.com/user/RANVideo;
http ://www"youtube.com/userlAmazonWatch
;
gl ;
"org/; www.chevronecuador.blogspot.com;
hup://www.livesforoil.blogspot.coml http:llran.org/we-can-change-chevron;
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93.
DONZIGER FIRMS, STRATUS, Ann Maest, Douglas Beltman, Pablo Fajardo Mendoza, Luis
Yanza, AMAZON DEFENSE FRONT and SELVA
VIVA.
94.
"ROE" means and refers to the governing political body in Ecuador, including,
without limitation, its current and former presidents, attorneys general, judges, other officials,
politicians, partners, contractors, employees, representatives, agents, agencies, officers,
attorneys, accountants, assigns, or any other person acting, or purporting to act, on the ROE's behalf, either directly or indirectly, including, but not limited
to:
Patricio Garcia; Alexis Mera; Alberlo Acosta; Ana Alban; Galo Chiriboga; Rene Vargas Pazos;
Mauricio Montalvo Samaniego; Judge Alberto Guerra Bastidas; Judge Efrain Novillo Guzmdn;
Judge Germ6n Ydnez Ricardo Ruiz; Judge Juan Evangelista Nriflez Sanabria; Judge Leonardo
Ord6flez Pina; Judge Nicol6s Augusto ZambranoLozada; Judge Juan Carlos Encarnaci6n
Sanchez; Judge CruzMaria
David Rafael Toral Zevallos; Judge Alejandro Kleber Orellana Pineda; Judge Lilia Marlene Ortiz V6squez; Josd Maria Borja; Washington Pes6ntez; Cecilia Armas Erazo de Tobar; Jorge
German; Diego Borja (former Economic Policy Minister); Esperanza Martinez; Diego Garcia
Carri6n; ALIANZA PAIS; and any current or former Fiscal or Attorney General.
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95.
v.
Chevron Corp., Case Nos. 09 Civ. 9958, 10 Civ. 0316 (S.D.N.Y.), appealed,l0-1020-CV(L),
96.
"SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLAN" means and refers to the document titled
"Terminos de Referenciapara la Actuacion de los Peritos Durante las Inspecciones Judicials," including the attachments "Plan de Muestreo" and "Plan de An6lisis," submitted to the LAGO
AGRIO COURT on August 78,2004 and found in the RECORD at fojas CL80-8470-CL80855 1.
97.
tO
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission's officials, employees, attorneys, accountants, staff, or any other
person acting, or purporting to act, on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's behalf, either directly or indirectly.
98" gg.
"SELVA VIVA" means and refers to Defendant Selva Viva Selviva Cia. Ltda.,
and its officers, directors, employees, partners, cotporate parents, subsidiaries or affiliates.
by, relied upon, or maintained in relation to the CHEVRON LITIGATIONS by the LAGO
AGzuO PLAINTIFFS, the LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFF CONSULTANTS, the LAGO AGzuO
PLAINTIFF LAW FIRMS, or any other agent working on behalf of the LAGO AGRIO
PLAINTIFFS. This includes, but is not limited to, the DATABASE initially created in or around
2007 by the LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFFS or their agents and known as the "Base de Datos de Selva Viva del caso de Aguinda v. ChevronTexaco," all DATABASES containing sampling data, contaminant data, and chemical data, all DATABASES containing maps, aerial photos and
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the locations of purported pits in the FORMER CONCESSION AREA, and all DATABASES
identified in section 2.1 of the document titled "Estimated Costs for Remediating Contaminated
Waste Pits from
prepared by STRATUS and 3TM International, Inc. and produced to CHEVRON by Steven
Donziger at DON2000447
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100.
"SELVA VIVA LABORATORY" means and refers to the Selva Viva laboratory
purportedly used for chemical analyses of certain samples collected by the JUDICIAL INSPECTION EXPERTS.
101.
"pruebas pedidas en etapa de pruebas.xls," produced as DON200048820, and other versions that document, including, without limitation, the document produced as GARR-HDD0003243.x1s.
of
102.
solicitation, shareholder resolution, shareholder letter or other action by some or all shareholders of CHEVRON, whether taken or contemplated.
103.
"STRATUS" means and refers to Defendant Stratus Consulting, Inc. and includes
104.
Navigators Specialty Insurance Company v. Beltman, et al., Case No. 11-cv-00715-RPM (D. Colo.), filed on or about March 21,2011.
105.
"SLINTRUST BANK" means and refers to SunTrust Bank and any of its
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consultants, attorneys or any other person acting for, at the direction of, or on behalfofSunTrust Bank.
106.
"TEXACO" means and refers to Texaco,Inc. and its current and fotmer
subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, and any other person acting, or purporting to act, on their behall and any predecessors or successors the foregoing.
of
107. 108.
agreements and the performance of any legal obligation or scope of work contained therein: (1)
TEXPET, dated December 14, D9a; Q) Contract for Implementing of Environmental Work and
Release From Obligations,
TEXPET, dated May 4,1995; (3) Final Act and Release, dated September 30, 1998; $)
Statement of Work; and (5) the Remedial Action Plan.
109.
I10.
Agreement between Treca Financial Solutions and parties identified in the agreement
11.
"TRILLIUM"
directly or indirectly, including, but not limited to, Shelley Alpern or Jonas Kron.
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lI2.
produced as DON200051504, including, without limitation, any other version of the document.
Rana
& Associates,
Inc. of 258 S. Franklin St., P.O. Box 357, Lamberlville, New Jersey 08530, and its curent and
former parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, employees, associates, interns, representatives, and agents, including, but not limited to, Juan Crist6bal Villao Ydpez,
and any other person acting, or purporting to act, on their successors of the foregoing.
ll4.
to the following documents prepared in whole or in part by the LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFFS,
LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFF LAW FIRMS, LAGO AGRIO PLAINTIFF ACTIVISTS, or anyone
acting on their behalf, in connection with the LAGO AGRIO LITIGATION, which were not
filed in that litigation and did not become part of the RECORD in the LAGO AGRIO
LITIGATION, including: the FUSION MEMO; the MOODIE MEMO;the SELVA VIVA
RECORD SUMMARY; thE SELVA VIVA DATABASES; thE TRUST E-MAIL;thE I(ATIA
115.
"U.S. CONGRESS" means and refers to the United States Congress and any
116.
official, or employee of the government of the United States or any state, territory, or possession
of the United States or political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to: (1) the SEC;
(2) the Department of Justice;(3) the Department of State; (4) the DEPARTMENT OF
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DEFENSE; (5) the Office of the United States Trade Representative; (6) any Attorneys General
or District Attorney's office or the equivalent; (7) the U.S. CONGRESS; and (8) any city or state
agency responsible for or charged with managing public employee pension funds, including, but
not limited to, the New York Attorney General's Office, the NYC COMPTROLLER, the NYS COMPTROLLER, the Califomia State Controller's Office, the PENNSYLVANIA TREASURY,
the Maryland State Comptroller's Office, the North Carolina State Treasury, and the New Jersey
State Treasury.
1I7.
ROE in 2007 seeking foreign funding in connection with the Yasuni National Park, and resulting in an agreement with the UN Development Programme in 2010 that established the Yasuni ITT
Trust Fund.
118.
"YOIJ" and "YOUR" mean and refer to RESPONDENT and, where applicable,
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ATTACHMENT C
INSTRUCTIONS
The following instructions shall govern the response and production of documents:
1.
documents in YOUR possession, custody, or control, including documents in the possession of, or available or accessible to, YOU or any of YOUR agents, attorneys or representatives.
2.
At the time and place of production of the documents requested herein, the
documents requested are to be produced in the same order as maintained in the ordinary course
of business and in accordance with Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
3.
If YOU
required to state the grounds for YOUR objection with specificity within
l4
days of these
Document Requests and to respond as to any portion(s) of the Document Request concerning
4. 5.
For each document produced, identify the specific Document Request category or
In the event that any document called for by these Document Requests has been
destroyed, discarded, otherwise disposed of, or no longer exists, that document is to be identified
as
addressee(s); indicated or blind-copy recipient(s); date, subject matter; date of disposal; reason
for disposal or why it is no longer in existence; method of disposal; person(s) authorizing the
disposal; and the person(s) disposing of the document; and last known location.
6.
If with
state in writing.
7.
make it reasonably accessible to CHEVRON, including, but not limited to, producing e-mails that list visible "bcc" recipients and Microsoft Word documents that preserve and reveal any hidden notations, creation or alteration records, and other responsive metadata. This includes
metadata that is stored as part of the responsive document, and metadata stored by the file system
in which the responsive document is stored. CHEVRON reserves the right to request the
production of native copies of responsive documents where the produced metadata is incomplete.
8"
a.
and other responsive documents that are most conveniently viewed in their
9.
information is protected under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, or other privilege or doctrine, YOU are required to provide a privilege log, specifying for each such
document or withheld information: (i) the type of document, e.g., letter or memorandum; (ii) the general subject matter of the document; (iii) the date of the document; (iv) the author of the document, the addressees of the document, and any other recipients, and, where not apparent, the
relationship of the author, addressees, and recipients to each other; and (v) a statement of the
10. 11.
a.
disclosed and available court filings made in the CHEVRON LITIGATIONS. Consistent with Southern District of New York Local Civil Rule 26.3,the
"all," "any,"
b.
conjunctively as necessary to bring within the scope of the discovery requests all
responses that might otherwise be construed to be outside of their scope; and
c.
the use of the singular form of any word includes the plural and vice versa.
Defined terms may be capitalized for convenience; the definitions herein apply
whether or not the term is capitalized. Except where expressly stated, these Document Requests are not limited in any
way by geography.
Except where expressly stated, the relevant time period for these Document
Requests is January