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Environmental

Oct. 9, 2010

Witness Resists Deposition

A man who secretly videotaped his conversations with an Ecuadorean judge is fighting the Republic of Ecuador's attempts to take his deposition as part of proceedings related to a massive environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corp.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A man who secretly videotaped his conversations with an Ecuadorean judge is fighting the Republic of Ecuador's attempts to take his deposition as part of proceedings related to a massive environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corp.

The country sought to depose Diego Borja last month under 28 U.S.C. 1782, a statute designed to help parties obtain U.S.-based evidence ...

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