Ecuadoran indigenous plaintiffs appeal from ruling staying judgment against Chevron

The indigenous Ecuadoran plaintiffs have filed an appeal from the Court's order temporarily staying enforcement of their judgment against Chevron.

Notice of appeal

Judge temporarily enjoins enforcement of Ecuador judgment #indigenous

In Chevron v. Donziger, in a 131 page decision, the judge has granted Chevron a preliminary injunction against the enforcement, by the Ecuadorean indigenous plaintiffs, of the $17 billion money judgment they have obtained against Chevron for its pollution of the Amazon.

The judge conditioned his grant of an injunction upon Chevron's filing a bond in the amount of $21 million.

Full decision:

March 7, 2011, decision (PDF)

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