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Lago Agrio: Supreme Court Denies Donziger’s Petition For Review of His Contempt Conviction.
The Supreme Court has denied Steven Donziger’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review his conviction for contempt of court. At least two justices, Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, would have granted the petition, and Justice Gorsuch (joined by Justice Kavanaugh) published a dissent. The criminal charges against Donziger, and his conviction after trial, stemmed……
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Lago Agrio: Second Circuit Affirms Conviction of Steven Donziger for Contempt of Court
Yesterday the Second Circuit affirmed Steven Donziger’s conviction on charges of contempt of court. Donziger did not challenge the judge’s findings of fact on appeal, and there was no real question about the facts at the trial. Instead, Donziger argued that his prosecution was unconstitutional because the prosecutor was a private lawyer appointed by the……
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Lago Agrio: Last-Minute Developments Before the Contempt Trial
Steven Donziger’s contempt trial begins in New York on Monday. In the days leading up to the trial, there have been two new developments. First, the New York Court of Appeals has denied Donziger leave to appeal from the lower court’s judgment disbarring him. This is perhaps the end of the line for his career as a……
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Lago Agrio: Donziger Ordered To Show Cause in Criminal Contempt Proceeding
Judge Kaplan has ordered Steven Donziger, the former lawyer for the Ecuadoran plaintiffs in the Lago Agrio case, to show why he should not be held in criminal contempt for failing to obey the judge’s injunction. The judge has also appointed prosecutors to prosecute the case. The claims run the gamut of the injunction; Judge……
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Lago Agrio: Donziger Held In Contempt
On May 23, Steven Donziger, the American lawyer for the Lago Ario plaintiffs, was held in contempt of court in post-judgment proceedings in New York. Chevron first moved to hold Donziger in contempt in March 2018, and it has filed a series of motions since then. I have covered the contempt issues, though not exhaustively,……