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Sep. 16, 2010

Ecuador Allowed to Depose Witness

At the Republic of Ecuador's request, a magistrate judge on Wednesday ordered a man who secretly videotaped an Ecuadorean judge in an alleged bribery scheme involving a massive environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corp. to appear for an Oct. 1 deposition.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - At the Republic of Ecuador's request, a magistrate judge on Wednesday ordered a man who secretly videotaped an Ecuadorean judge in an alleged bribery scheme involving a massive environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corp. to appear for an Oct. 1 deposition.

Ecuador filed a motion to take the deposition of Diego Borja on Friday using 28 U.S.C. 1782, a statute designe...

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