![]() ![]() District Judge Loretta Preska's request for a clarification on how the lawyer's release conditions might have changed, Donziger who is charged with criminal contempt challenged the judge's conclusion that he presents a flight risk, arguing that he would not abandon his New York City-based family to become a "fugitive" over the misdemeanor charges. In a letter filed on Monday in response to Senior U.S. ![]() (Reuters) - American lawyer Steven Donziger has told a Manhattan federal judge that she should release him from his nearly two years of home confinement in his criminal case arising from his battles against Chevron Corp over pollution in the Ecuadorian rainforest. Previous bids to loosen home confinement failed.Human rights lawyer tells judge he is not a flight risk.Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. (Reporting by Sebastien Malo Editing by Will Dunham, Aurora Ellis and Noeleen Walder) The Harvard-trained lawyer was disbarred by a state appeals court in New York last year. ![]() When he refused, Kaplan charged him with criminal contempt.ĭonziger has said the charges violate his rights to due process under the U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in 2014 ruled in favor of Chevron, saying the Ecuadorian judgment had been secured through bribery, fraud and extortion.Ĭhevron sought to recoup money Donziger reaped as a result of the judgment, and Donziger was ordered to turn over certain electronic devices to the company's forensic experts. company sued Donziger in Manhattan federal court, claiming he and his associates pressured the presiding judge in Ecuador. Chevron has said Texaco, which was acquired by Chevron, cleaned up the pollution, and that state-owned Petroecuador was mainly responsible for the contamination.ĭonziger in 2011 won a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron in an Ecuadorian court. The case is the latest twist in a long-running battle stemming from Donziger's representation of villagers in Ecuador's Lago Agrio region who sought to hold Chevron liable for water and soil contamination in the jungle between 19. Martin Garbus, arguing for Donziger, painted a different picture, saying the court had not initially been clear about what it wanted the lawyer to hand over. In an opening statement, prosecuting attorney Rita Glavin said that Donziger had consciously chosen to disobey court orders to turn over his devices and documents. District Judge Loretta Preska is presiding over the case with no jury. Steven Donziger is on trial in Manhattan federal court for failing to turn over his computer, phones and other electronic devices and refusing court orders to surrender his passport in the civil case brought by Chevron. NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - A disbarred American lawyer who spent more than two decades battling Chevron Corp over pollution in the Ecuadorian rainforest attempted on Monday to fend off criminal contempt charges stemming from a lawsuit against him by the energy company. ![]() Steven Donziger faces trial over refusal to hand over phone and devices in long-running battle with fossil fuel giant ![]()
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