2004 | December 27 | Guevara complaint against Republic of Peru and former Ministers Antonio Ketin Vidal and Fernando Rospigliosi |
2005 | October 6 | Order by U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke dismissing Guevara’s complaint against Peru and the two former ministers |
2005 | November 7 | Notice of Appeal by Jose Guevara |
2006 | August 18 | Peru’s lawyer fails to appear at oral argument before U.S. Court of Appeals |
2006 | December 5 | Opinion by U.S. Court of Appeal reversing Judge Cooke’s order of dismissal and reinstating Guevara’s lawsuit |
2007 | April 27 | Order granting Peru’s lawyers’ motion to withdraw as counsel |
2007 | June 28 | BakerHostetler and author appear as the new counsel for Peru and the two former ministers |
2007 | August 10 | Peru files a motion to transfer the case to a Peruvian court under the inconvenient forum doctrine (forum non conveniens |
2007 | August 10 | Defendants Vidal and Rospigliosi file a motion to dismiss Guevara’s complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction |
2008 | March 20 | Order by Judge Cooke setting trial date for June 23, 2008 |
2008 | March 28 | Order by Judge Cooke deferring ruling on Ministers Vidal and Rospigliosi’s motion to dismiss Guevara’s complaint |
2008 | March 31 | Order by Judge Cooke denying Peru’s motion under the inconvenient forum doctrine |
2008 | April 14 | Guevara files motion for partial summary judgment |
2008 | May 22 | Deposition of Fernando Rospigliosi |
2008 | May 23 | Deposition of Antonio Ketin Vidal |
2008 | June 17 | Order by Judge Cooke resetting trial date for September 15, 2008 |
2008 | July 23 | Deposition of Jose Guevara |
2008 | August 28 | Order by magistrate judge granting Guevara’s motion to compel trial testimony of FBI agents, Waldo Longa and Kevin Currier, and denying Peru’s motion to take their depositions |
2008 | September 8 | Order by magistrate judge requiring former Minister Costa to appear on behalf of Peru for a deposition in Miami |
2008 | September 9 | Order by Judge Cooke granting Guevara’s motion for summary judgment against Peru, awarding Guevara more than $8 million |
2008 | September 11 | Deposition of Waldo Longa |
2008 | September 19 | Luis Percovich, Miami banker, files a motion to intervene in Guevara’s lawsuit to claim Peru’s reward |
2008 | September 22 | Order by magistrate judge to compel the deposition of Peru’s representative within five (5) days in Miami. Failure to appear would subject Peru and its counsel to sanctions |
2008 | September 26 | Deposition of Gino Costa Santolalla |
2008 | September 29 | Order by magistrate judge limiting questions by Peru of its representatives to questions related to Peru’s counterclaims |
2008 | September 29 | Deposition of Luis Vargas Valdivia |
2008 | October 20 | Order by magistrate judge denying Peru’s request to retake the deposition of Jose Guevara or bar him from testifying on questions he refused to answer and denying Peru’s motion to compel the FBI to produce documents and witnesses |
2008 | October 21 | Order by Judge Cooke denying motions by former Ministers Vidal and Rospigliosi to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction and ordering them to file motions for summary judgment |
2008 | October 23 | Deposition of Kevin W. Currier |
2008 | November 7 | Order by Judge Cooke granting Guevara’s motion for summary judgment against Peru’s counterclaims |
2008 | December 1 | Order by Judge Cooke denying Luis Percovich’s motion to intervene in the lawsuit |
2008 | December 16 | Order by Judge Cooke dismissing complaint against former Ministers Vidal and Rospigliosi |
2008 | December 17 | Final Judgment against Peru entered by Judge Cooke |
2009 | January 9 | Notice of Appeal by Jose Guevara |
2010 | January 13 | Oral Argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit |
2010 | June 28 | Opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals reversing judgment entered against Peru, effectively ending Guevara’s lawsuit |
2010 | July 27 | Order by Judge Cooke dismissing Guevara’s lawsuit |
2010 | December 7 | Order by U.S. Supreme Court denying Guevara’s writ of certiorari challenging Court of Appeals decision |
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