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with them-including the law firms of Emery Celli, Motley Rice and Patton Boggs, and H5 and<br />

financial backers such as Burford and Russell DeLeon-from commencing, prosecuting, or<br />

advancing in any way-directly or indirectly-any attempt to recognize or enforce the Lago<br />

Agrio judgment in any court, tribunal, or administrative agency in any jurisdiction, in the United<br />

States or abroad, including any attempt to attach or seize any Chevron or Chevron subsidiary's or<br />

co-venturer's assets, whether pre-judgment or otherwise, until this Court determines the merits<br />

and enters judgment on Chevron's claims against the Defendants in this action.<br />

WHEREFORE, Chevron prays for judgment as set forth below.<br />

FIFTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF<br />

(Trespass to Chattels)<br />

(Against All Defendants)<br />

403. Chevron realleges and incorporates herein by reference each and every foregoing<br />

paragraph of this Amended Complaint as if set forth in full.<br />

404. As set forth above, the RICO Defendants have engaged in a pattern of extortion,<br />

collusion, wrongdoing, and deceit with an intent to interfere with Chevron's property, and the<br />

Lago Agrio Plaintiffs have benefited and will continue to benefit from the RICO Defendants'<br />

criminal scheme through a fraudulent judgment. Through these actions, and by prosecuting a<br />

fraudulent lawsuit, manufacturing false evidence, tampering with testimony, disseminating<br />

misleading statements to courts, the public, and U.S. government officials, and otherwise<br />

engaging in the pressure campaign described in the foregoing paragraphs of this Amended<br />

Complaint, Defendants have intentionally, and without justification or consent, interfered and<br />

intermeddled with Chevron's use and enjoyment of its funds that were intended for Chevron's<br />

business purposes and of its business reputation and goodwill.<br />

405. Chevron has been harmed and the use of its property has been interfered with<br />

and disturbed when its property, resources, and funds were necessarily redirected from their<br />

intended uses to defend against Defendants' fraudulent litigation and misleading media<br />

campaign. For example, Chevron has been forced by the RICO Defendants' intentional and<br />

wrongful conduct to expend funds and resources defending against fraudulent submissions in the<br />

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