Appeals Court Order re 'Crude'

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT ORDER
At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the
Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, in the City of New York, on
the 15th day of July, two thousand and ten,
PRESENT:
Pierre N. Leval,
Barrington D. Parker,
Peter W. Hall,
Circuit Judges,
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Chevron Corporation, Rodrigo Perez Pallares,
Ricardo Reis Veiga,
Petitioners-Appellees,
v. Nos. 10-1918-cv, 10-1966-cv
Joseph A. Berlinger, Crude Productions, LLC,
Michael Bonfiglio, Third Eye Motion Picture
Company, Inc., @radical.media, Lago Agrio
Plaintiffs,
Respondents-Appellants.
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Pending further order of this Court, respondent Joseph Berlinger is directed to comply
forthwith with the District Court’s order, to the following extent:
1) Berlinger shall promptly turn over to the petitioners copies of all footage that does not
appear in publicly released versions of Crude showing: (a) counsel for the plaintiffs in the
case of Maria Aguinda y Otros v. Chevron Corp.; (b) private or court-appointed experts
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in that proceeding; or (c) current or former officials of the Government of Ecuador.
2) Material produced under this order shall be used by the petitioners solely for litigation,
arbitration, or submission to official bodies, either local or international.
3) Berlinger’s reasonable expenses of sorting and duplication of footage, incurred in
complying with this order, are to be reimbursed by Chevron.
4) Any disputes related to the performance of this order shall be directed to the district court
for resolution.
Opinion to follow.
FOR THE COURT:
Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe, Clerk
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