Ecuador: Chevron Issues New Discovery Requests In Six Federal Courts To Deplete Funds Of Ecuadorian Plaintiffs, Lawyers Say Even Interns Working on Historic Lawsuit Receive Oil Giant’s Subpoenas http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10778:ecuador-chevron-issues-new-discovery-requests-in-six-federal-courts-to-deplete-funds-of-ecuadorian-plaintiffs-lawyers-say&catid=53:south-america-indigenous-peoples&Itemid=75

Chevron is renewing its strategy to deplete the modest financial resources of the Ecuadorian indigenous plaintiffs who won an $18 billion judgment against the company by issuing discovery requests in six federal courts seeking thousands of documents, including those in possession of interns who have worked on the lawsuit, according to a new court filing that seeks a stay of the discovery process.

The Ecuadorians maintain that no matter what Judge Kaplan decides, the U.S. trial court has no jurisdiction over them. They also argue that Kaplan’s attempt to exercise worldwide jurisdiction from the United States over a legal case in a foreign country has no legal basis and represents “judicial imperialism” at its worst.