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2nd Circuit grants Chevron access to footage from "Crude," documentary-style film about Ecuador pollution lawsuit.

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Page 1: Crude 1782 Order

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT

ORDER

At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at theDaniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, in the City of New York, onthe 15 day of July, two thousand and ten,th

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

Case: 10-1918 Document: 277 Page: 1 07/15/2010 70191 2

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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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