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were to agree to [force Chevron to post a bond in order to appeal the Lago Agrio judgment], then<br />

we would try to start seizing assets in other countries." According to Donziger, "If we get a<br />

judgment out of the trial court, we're coming back immediately, - soon as we can, -to get that<br />

judgment enforced. We are not waiting for the appeals process." And Donziger has threatened<br />

that "Chevron operates in more than 100 countries and has numerous oil tankers that troll the<br />

world's waterways and dock in any number of ports .... This could end up being one of the<br />

biggest forced asset seizures in history and it could have a significant disruptive impact on the<br />

company's operations." In an interview broadcast as part of a 60 Minutes segment on the Lago<br />

Agrio Litigation, Donziger, in response to the observation that Chevron has no assets in Ecuador,<br />

stated, "At the end of the day, it might be a situation where a U.S. court enforces the judgment<br />

and the marshals have to go to Chevron and seize their assets." These threats continue unabated.<br />

Just months before this Amended Complaint was filed, Donziger, in a speech to law students,<br />

told them that he was assembling a legal team "to execute whatever judgment comes out of<br />

Ecuador effectively, in whatever forum might-forum might be appropriate, including multiple<br />

places that, you know, you could file suits, you could seize assets, seize boats."<br />

333. Through statements made to this Court, Defendants have also made clear their<br />

intent to enforce the judgment immediately. When asked by Judge Sand ofthe Southern District<br />

of New York whether the Lago Agrio Plaintiffs in their action to stay the Treaty Arbitration were<br />

"willing to stipulate that [they would] take no efforts to enforce the judgment until ... the<br />

arbitration is completed," their counsel refused to agree to stay enforcement: "No, your honor.<br />

We would not and cannot do that."<br />

334. Indeed, since the issuance of the Lago Agrio judgment, Defendants have only<br />

accelerated their plan to pressure Chevron by using the fraudulent judgment to institute<br />

attachment proceedings and other enforcement actions, in defiance of a temporary restraining<br />

order issued by this Court. On February 14,2011, Fajardo stated that "we're going to<br />

immediately ask any country where Chevron has assets ... that Chevron's assets be attached."<br />

And a day later, referring to this Court's issuance of a temporary restraining order, Fajardo stated<br />

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