(Reuters) - Attorneys for environmental lawyer Steven Donziger said Thursday that he is serving the remainder of a six-month sentence for contempt of court at home under a pandemic-era early release program.
In July 2021, US District Judge Loretta Preska found him guilty, and Donziger was sentenced to 6 months in jail in October 2021....Steven R. DonzigerDonziger in 2021BornSeptember 14, 1961 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.EducationAmerican University (BA) Harvard University (JD)1 more row
environmental and human rights lawyerSteven Donziger, the environmental and human rights lawyer who won a $9.5 billion settlement against Chevron over oil dumped in Indigenous lands in the Amazon rainforest, surrendered himself to the federal authorities on Wednesday to begin a six-month prison sentence.
After the judge, or a jury, grants you your award or judgment, you must still pursue or “execute” on the judgment. Lawsuits typically resolve with one of two different outcomes – you receive an order from the court requiring the party to do something (or refrain from doing something) or you receive a monetary award.
The key factor in this case hinged on the testimony of a former Ecuadorian judge, Alberto Guerra, who was bribed by Chevron to speak out against Donziger. Chevron moved Guerra to the U.S., hiring immigration lawyers for him and his family, and putting him on a $12,000-a-month payroll.
In 2011, an Ecuadorian judge ordered Chevron to pay $18.2 billion for "extensively polluting" the Lago Agrio region in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Ecuador's highest court upheld the verdict a year later. However, it reduced the amount of compensation to $9.5 billion. Chevron never complied with the ruling.
If successful, the Court will issue a Certificate of Default Judgment which the Plaintiff may file in Court of Queen's Bench which allows them to take collection proceedings against you. A Judgment may be reported to the credit bureau and affect your credit rating.
These are a few tips to help you with the collections process:Ask the Other Side to Pay the Judgment. ... Start with the Easy Assets. ... Move on to the Less Liquid Assets. ... Consider Settling for Less Than Everything Owed. ... Keep Tabs on the Debtor and Consider Hiring an Expert. ... Consider Selling the Debt.
The resolution of a criminal case following trial is usually in the form of a verdict, a decision by the jury (or sometimes a judge) as to whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty.
If you are Claimant and won at trial, the Judge will likely have ordered the Defendant to pay a sum of money, made up of the claim compensation, interest and court costs. The order will usually specify any sum should be paid within 14 days of the order.
To begin preparing for trial, both sides engage in discovery . This is the formal process of exchanging information between the parties about the witnesses and evidence they ll present at trial. Discovery enables the parties to know before the trial begins what evidence may be presented.
A defendant may respond in an answer that admits or denies each of the plaintiff's allegations in the complaint. The answer will list defenses and counter-claims or cross-claims against the plaintiff or other defendants. The answer will state whether the defendant wants a jury trial. The case will then continue.
The discovery process is the way you (and the other party) discover the other side's view of what happened in the case. This process is like a roadmap allowing you to see the other side's version of when and where things happened.