Attorneys In Donziger Contempt Case Debate Right To Mandamus For Judge’s Actions

Mealey's (May 14, 2020, 2:03 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Attorneys for Chevron Corp. and Steven R. Donziger, an attorney who won an $18.5 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. in a court in Ecuador for injuries only to have it reversed, on May 12 debated before the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals whether Donziger is entitled to mandamus relief related to his claim that a district judge created the “appearance of an actual recusal, believing that he could make decisions in the case as he might choose” (In re: Steven Robert Donziger [Steven Robert Donziger v. Chevron Corporation], No. 20-464, 2nd Cir.)....