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Chevron Corporation v. Donziger et al

  1. October 01, 2021

    Donziger Gets 6 Months For Contempt In Chevron Case

    A Manhattan federal judge on Friday sentenced disbarred environmental lawyer Steven Donziger to six months in prison for an "astonishing" course of criminal contempt in his lengthy legal battle with Chevron Corp. over a $9.5 billion pollution judgment that the oil giant successfully argued was fraudulent.

  2. September 22, 2021

    Donziger Argues For Time Served, Citing Lengthy Prosecution

    Chevron foe Steven Donziger has asked a New York federal judge to sentence him to time served on his contempt-of-court conviction, with counsel saying he has been wearing an ankle monitoring device while under house arrest "longer than many people wear wedding rings."

  3. August 24, 2021

    Donziger Prosecution Didn't Flout DOJ Authority, Judge Says

    Steven Donziger hasn't shown that the special prosecutor in his criminal contempt case lacked government oversight, a Manhattan federal judge said in rejecting a new trial bid from the disbarred human rights attorney.

  4. May 04, 2021

    Gibson Dunn Says Donziger Is Abusing Subpoenas

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP on Tuesday accused environmental lawyer Steven Donziger of targeting the firm with sweeping and unnecessary subpoenas in an attempt to "settle old scores with those he views as responsible for his downfall," according to a motion lodged in New York federal court.

  5. April 28, 2021

    Donziger Prosecutors Say Contempt Case Isn't 'Vindictive'

    Special prosecutors pursuing criminal contempt charges against Steven Donziger urged a New York federal judge Tuesday not to toss the case, arguing the disbarred attorney's allegations of a "vindictive" prosecution and judicial bias have already been rejected by the court.

  6. April 27, 2021

    House Dems Urge AG Garland To Intervene In Donziger Case

    Six congressional Democrats asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday to intervene on behalf of disbarred attorney Steven Donziger as he faces criminal contempt charges related to a multibillion-dollar environmental judgment against Chevron, saying the case makes human rights work more risky for all lawyers.

  7. April 21, 2021

    Donziger's Bid For Cameras In Trial Thwarted Again

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday denied Chevron foe Steven Donziger's renewed bid for cameras in the courtroom for his May criminal contempt trial and rejected his arguments that she should disqualify herself from presiding over Chevron's underlying civil suit against him over a $9 billion environmental judgment in Ecuador.

  8. April 19, 2021

    Donziger Protests Order Refusing To Televise His Case

    Chevron Corp. foe and disbarred attorney Steven Donziger has again slammed a New York federal judge for denying his request for a televised criminal contempt trial, urging her to disqualify herself from the underlying civil suit lodged against him by the oil-and-gas giant over a $9 billion Ecuador environmental judgment.

  9. April 16, 2021

    Donziger Wants His Trial Televised, Citing Chauvin Case

    Disbarred attorney Steven Donziger wants his upcoming criminal contempt trial televised, citing Derek Chauvin's televised state court murder trial in his request on Thursday to override rules barring cameras in federal courtrooms.

  10. April 12, 2021

    Donziger Seeks Dismissal Of 'Vindictive' Prosecution

    Embattled attorney Steven Donziger urged a New York federal court Monday to dismiss charges that he disobeyed court orders in an underlying civil suit Chevron lodged against him over a $9 billion Ecuador environmental judgment, arguing the criminal case warrants dismissal because he's a victim of malicious, "vindictive and selective prosecution."

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