COURT ISSUES DETAILED EVIDENTIARY HEARING ORDER IN SAAB MORAN CASE

The trial judge, after conducting a status conference on the upcoming evidentiary hearing on the Motion to Dismiss, has issued a detailed order concerning the order of events, and the specific obligations of the parties.

To summarize the important points:

1. The hearing will take placed between December 12 and December 16.

2. Witness lists are due December 5,

3. Details about witnesses are restricted to lawyers only.

4. The Court get Witness and Exhibit lists by December 8.

5. Expert Witness disclosure due December 5.

6. Expert information with possible security issues will be restricted to lawyers only.

7. Witnesses testifying remotely are limited to the Swiss Embassy in Venezuela and the American Embassy in London.

8. Spanish and Portuguese interpreters will be furnished by the Court, Remote witnesses will connect with interpreters via telephone.

9. Any overflow of Oral Argument shall be continued ned to December 20.

10. The Government is to complete its Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) filing by December 2.