El estatuto 1782 y otras herramientas para recopilar pruebas

Con frecuencia, se le solicita a Sequor Law que apoye investigaciones transfronterizas y que represente litigantes extranjeros y otras personas interesadas que buscan obtener pruebas localizadas en o accesibles desde los Estados Unidos. Basándose en años de experiencia utilizando una variedad de herramientas para recopilar pruebas, pocas firmas pueden igualar la habilidad de Sequor Law para emplear, tan exitosamente, el uso de la herramienta adecuada para los casos de sus clientes.

Sequor Law es líder en cuanto al uso del estatuto 28 U.S.C. § 1782, conocido coloquialmente como el “Estatuto 1782.” Este estatuto federal permite que los litigantes extranjeros y personas interesadas soliciten asistencia judicial de los tribunales federales estadounidenses para obtener pruebas para usarse en un proceso ante un tribunal extranjero o internacional. El Estatuto 1782 es muy relevante para abogados especializados en una amplia variedad de materias, ya que los tribunales federales han concluido que las pruebas obtenidas a través del Estatuto 1782 se pueden usar en casos civiles, penales, sucesorios, de bancarrota, matrimoniales, administrativos y regulatorios.

Como alternativa a otros mecanismos transfronterizos de descubrimiento de pruebas, tal como las cartas rogatorias y los canales diplomáticos o consulares, el Estatuto 1782 puede ser utilizado directamente por el litigante o una parte interesada sin que se requiera la participación del tribunal extranjero o de las autoridades gubernamentales que componen los canales tradicionales.

Conforme al Estatuto 1782, un solicitante exitoso obtiene acceso al estilo estadounidense de descubrimiento de pruebas (conocido como “discovery”), incluyendo inspecciones físicas de sitio, oficios que requieran la producción de documentos o interrogaciones bajo juramento (“depositions”). Entre aquellos quienes típicamente reciben los oficios conforme al Estatuto 1782, se encuentran negocios (incluyendo sociedades afiliadas y subsidiarias), instituciones financieras, profesionales tales como abogados y contadores, corredores, agentes de custodia, galerías de arte y casas de subastas, ex empleados y muchos más.

Esta herramienta increíblemente poderosa generalmente se puede emplear ex parte (al menos inicialmente) y no requiere que el solicitante demuestre que ha agotado sus opciones para recopilar pruebas en el caso extranjero o, significativamente, que las pruebas serán admisibles en el proceso extranjero.

Finalmente, los profesionales de Sequor Law tienen experiencia amplia con respecto a los mecanismos de recopilación de pruebas basados en tratados multinacionales, incluyendo las solicitudes bajo tratados de asistencia legal mutua (MLAT), solicitudes conforme al Convenio de la Haya sobre obtención de pruebas y cartas rogatorias.

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Nevis

Section 1782 Application of Newbrook Shipping Corporation, et. al.
St. Kitts & Nevis

Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur

Section 1782 Application of YS GM MARFIN II LLC, et al.
Malaysia

Hamburg

Section 1782 Application of BITO Storage Solutions US, Inc.
Germany

Lueneburg

Section 1782 Application of BITO Storage Solutions US, Inc.
Germany

Diusburg

Section 1782 Application of BITO Storage Solutions US, Inc.
Germany

Jakarta

Section 1782 Application of Vinmar Overseas, Ltd
Indonesia

Singapore

Section 1782 Application of B. High House International Pte Ltd
Singapore

Chișinău

Section 1782 Application of Anatolie Stati
Moldova

Santa Catarina

In re: Chapeco Companhia Industrial de Alimentos S.A. Chapter 15 and S.A. Industria e Comercio Chapeco
Brazilian Liquidators

Tallinn

In re: Envestio SI OÜ
Andres Hermet

Kyiv

In re: PJSC Bank Finance and Credit
Ukrainian Foreign Representative

Cape Town

In re: Mirror Trading International (PTY) LTD,
Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper

Cape Town

Section 1782 Application of Newbrook Shipping Corporation, et. al.
South Africa

Hong Kong

In re: Dingway Investment Limited
Hong Kong Joint Liquidators

Cancun

Section 1782 Application of Cozumel Caribe S.A. de C.V.
Pending civil action in Mexico

Vancouver

Section 1782 Application of Mohammad Awar Fared Al-Saleh
Pending and contemplated proceedings in the United Kingdom, Bahamas, Switzerland, Jordan, and Dominican Republic.

Beirut

Section 1782 Application of Lisa Armoyan
Pending proceeding relating to division of marital assets in Canada, and contemplated enforcement proceedings in various jurisdictions

Halifax

Section 1782 Application of Lisa Armoyan
Pending proceeding relating to division of marital assets in Canada, and contemplated enforcement proceedings in various jurisdictions

Paraná

Section 1782 Application of Ana Lucia Pedriali Nobrega
Pending probate proceeding in Brazil

Guayaquil

Section 1782 Application of Maria Fernanda Rigail Pons Ecuador
Ecuador

Section 1782 Application of Motransa S.A Ecuador
Ecuador

Section 1782 Application of Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones S.A.
Pending arbitration proceeding and contemplated civil and criminal proceedings in Ecuador

Port of Spain

Section 1782 Application of Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago
Pending and contemplated civil proceedings in Trinidad and Tobago

Caracas

Section 1782 Application of Inmobiliaria Tova, S.A. and Mini Depositos Denpar
Venezuela

Section 1782 Application of Andrea A. Abrams
Criminal investigation and contemplated probate or partition proceeding in Venezuela

Section 1782 Application of Diana M. Gonzalez
Pending divorce proceeding in Venezuela

Tokyo

Section 1782 Application of Kenichi Machida
Pending insolvency proceedings in Japan

Zurich

Section 1782 Application of Diamond Family Foundation
Switzerland

Amman

Section 1782 Application of Mohammad Awar Fared Al-Saleh
Pending and contemplated proceedings in the United Kingdom, Bahamas, Switzerland, Jordan, and Dominican Republic.

Santo Domingo

Section 1782 Application of Mohammad Awar Fared Al-Saleh
Pending and contemplated proceedings in the United Kingdom, Bahamas, Switzerland, Jordan, and Dominican Republic.

Willemstad

Section 1782 Application of Sociedad Militar Seguro de Vida
Pending securities action in Curacao

Anguilla

Section 1782 Application of DVLP LLC, et. al.
Pending civil proceeding in Anguilla

Stockholm

OJSC Ukrnafta v. Carpatsky Petroleum Corp
Pending arbitral proceeding before the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

Luxembourg

In re: Aircraft Solutions Lux V-B SARL
Luxemburg Bankruptcy Administrator

Newcastle Upon Tyne

In re: Darren Bernard McCormick
UK Joint Trustees

Leeds

In re: Changtel Solutions UK Limited
UK Liquidator

In re: Oceanroad Global Services Limited, Holdwave Trading Limited (jointly administered)
UK Joint Liquidators

In re: Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi
UK Joint Trustees

In re: Ji-Chuen Jason Tsai
UK Trustee

Mato Grosso

In re: Brasagro Fertilizantes Minerais Ltda. and Petrocal Industria e Comercio de Cal S A
Brazilan Judical Administrator

Mato Grosso

Section 1782 Application of Vinicius Coutinho Consultoria e Perícia S/S Ltda., Judicial Administrator of the Sao Fernando Group
Brazil

Tampa

In re: Hans Werner Bachman
German Insolvency Liquidator

Karlsruhe

In re: Hans Werner Bachman
German Insolvency Liquidator

Rio De Janeiro

In re: Magazine Incorporações S.A., et al. (M. Grupo)
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Nexgenesis Holdings LTDA., et al
Brazilian Liquidators

In re: SAM Industrias S.A., et al.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

Rio De Janeiro

Section 1782 Application of Sendas Comercio Exterior, S.A.
Pending civil action against former company officers in Brazil

Gibraltar

In re: Privilege Wealth Management Limited
Gibraltarian Joint Liquidators

Buenos Aires

In re: R.R. Donnelley Argentina, S.A.
Argentine Liquidator

Buenos Aires

Section 1782 Application of Alfredo Carlos Pott
Pending criminal action before highest appellate court for criminal matters in Argentina; contemplated arbitration proceedings before the ICC

Section 1782 Application of Clarice Oliveira Tavares
Contemplated divorce proceeding in Argentina

Section 1782 Application of Maria Esther Tabak
Pending divorce proceeding in Argentina

Santiago

In re: Onix Capital S.A.
Chilean Liquidator

In re: Alberto Samuel Chang Rajii
Chilean Liquidator

Geneva

In re: Stanford International Bank, Ltd.
Antiguan Joint Liquidators

In re: Varig Logistica S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Onix Capital S.A.
Chilean Liquidator

In re: Alberto Samuel Chang Rajii
Chilean Liquidator

Geneva

Section 1782 Application of Novoship UK Limited, et al.
Pending proceedings in the United Kingdom and Switzerland

Belo Horizonte

In re: MMX Sudeste Mineração S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Marangoni Tread Latino America Industria e Comercio de Artefatos de Borracha Ltda.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

Bucharest

In re: Banca Turco Romana S.A.
Romanian Judicial Administrator

Douglas

In re: Oceanroad Global Services Limited, Holdwave Trading Limited (jointly administered)
UK Joint Liquidators

In re: Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi
UK Joint Trustees

In re: Onix Capital S.A.
Chilean Liquidator

In re: Alberto Samuel Chang Rajii
Chilean Liquidator

Valletta

In re: Onix Capital S.A.
Chilean Liquidator

In re: Alberto Samuel Chang Rajii
Chilean Liquidator

Sydney

In re: Onix Capital S.A.
Chilean Liquidator

In re: Alberto Samuel Chang Rajii
Chilean Liquidator

Road Town

In re: Aabar Investments PJS Limited
BVI Joint Liquidator

In re: Brazen Sky Limited
BVI Joint Liquidators

In re: Bright Oriande Limited
BVI Joint Liquidators

In re: British American Isle of Venice (BVI), Ltd.
BVI Joint Liquidators

In re: Durant International Corp.
BVI Liquidators

In re: Exential Investments, Inc.
BVI Joint Liquidators

In re: FCI Markets Inc.
BVI Liquidator

In re: KG Manhattan 126 Finance Limited
BVI Joint Liquidators

In re: SRC International (Malaysia) Limited
BVI Joint Liquidators

In re: SRC Strategic Resources Limited
BVI Joint Liquidators

SRC Strategic Resources Limited
Helen Janes, Angela Barkhouse, and Carl Jackson, Joint Liquidators

In re: KG Manhattan 126 Finance Limited
BVI Joint Liquidators

In re: Probank S.A., Probank Participações S.A., Via Telecom S.A., Via Participações S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Cinque Terre Financial Group, Limited
BVI Liquidator

In re: Onix Capital S.A.
Chilean Liquidator

In re: Alberto Samuel Chang Rajii
Chilean Liquidator

In re: Kildare Finance Ltd.
BVI Liquidators

In re: MacDoel Investment Ltd.
BVI Liquidators

In re: Silisten Trading Limited
BVI Joint Liquidators

In re: World Financial Group, Inc. (Denied)
BVI Joint Liquidators

Montevideo

In re: Leonardo Rozenblum Trosman and Fabian Elias Rozenblum Gorel
Uruguayan Joint Liquidators

In re: Motociclo, S.A.
Uruguayan Joint Liquidators

In re: Leonardo Rozenblum Trosman and Fabian Elias Rozenblum Gorel
Uruguayan Joint Liquidators

In re: Motociclo, S.A.
Uruguayan Joint Liquidators

In re: Industria de Alimentos Nilza S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Probank S.A., Probank Participações S.A., Via Telecom S.A., Via Participações S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

Vienna

In re: Factum Bau- und Projektmanagement GmbH
Austrian Trustee

George Town

In re: Performance Insurance Company SPC
Cayman Islands Joint Liquidators

In re: Sextant Strategic Global Water Fund Offshore Ltd.
Cayman Islands Joint Official Liquidators

In re: Sextant Strategic Hybrid2Hedge Resources Fund Offshore Ltd.
Cayman Islands Joint Official Liquidators

In re: Petroforte Brasileiro de Petroleo Ltda.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

George Town

Section 1782 Application of Tianrui (International) Holding Company Limited
Cayman Island

Section 1782 Application of Nicholas James Poulton, et. al. Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands

Minneapolis

In re: Cozumel Caribe S.A. de C.V. and Neimas Esteban Martinez Martinez
Mexican Inspector

Mexico City

In re: Cozumel Caribe S.A. de C.V. and Neimas Esteban Martinez Martinez
Mexican Inspector

Mexico City

Section 1782 Application of Innovative Group Capital Corp. S.A
Contemplated civil and criminal actions in Mexico for fraud, falsification of documents, and other causes of action

Nassau

In re: British American Insurance Company Limited
Bahamian Judicial Manager

In re: Industria de Alimentos Nilza S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

Nassau

Section 1782 Application of Mohammad Awar Fared Al-Saleh
Pending and contemplated proceedings in the United Kingdom, Bahamas, Switzerland, Jordan, and Dominican Republic.

Miami

In re: Aircraft Solutions Lux V-B SARL
Luxemburg Bankruptcy Administrator

In re: Banco Pontual S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Banco Santos S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator/Trustee

In re: Brasagro Fertilizantes Minerais Ltda. and Petrocal Industria e Comercio de Cal S A
Brazilan Judical Administrator

In re: British American Insurance Company Limited
Bahamian Judicial Manager

In re: British American Isle of Venice (BVI), Ltd.
BVI Joint Liquidators

In re: Changtel Solutions UK Limited
UK Liquidator

In re: Durant International Corp.
BVI Liquidators

In re: Fazendas Reunidas Boi Gordo, S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Joseph Jerome Danenza
U.K. Joint Liquidators

In re: Sextant Strategic Global Water Fund Offshore Ltd.
Cayman Islands Joint Official Liquidators

In re: Sextant Strategic Hybrid2Hedge Resources Fund Offshore Ltd.
Cayman Islands Joint Official Liquidators

In re: Factum Bau- und Projektmanagement GmbH
Austrian Trustee

In re: Transbrasil S.A. Linha Aereas
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Enco Zolcksak Equipamentos Industriais Ltda.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Mark Charles Richardson
U.K. Joint Liquidators

In re: Industria de Alimentos Nilza S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Petroforte Brasileiro de Petroleo Ltda.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Banco Cruzeiro Do Sul S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Probank S.A., Probank Participações S.A., Via Telecom S.A., Via Participações S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Douglas Dixon
Canadian Trustee

In re: Onix Capital S.A.
Chilean Liquidator

In re: Banca Turco Romana S.A.
Romanian Judicial Administrator

In re: MMX Sudeste Mineração S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Companhia Albertina Mercantil e Industrial; Ventura Energetica Ltda., Santuario Participacoes Ltda., and Luzeiro Agroindustrial Ltda.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: GFI Consultants Limited
UK Liquidator

In re: Alberto Samuel Chang Rajii
Chilean Liquidator

In re: Mabe Brasil Eletrodomesticos Ltda.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Junie Conrad Omari Bowers
UK Liquidator

In re: Viação Area São Paulo S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Andrew Nathaniel Skeene
UK Liquidator

In re: R.R. Donnelley Argentina, S.A.
Argentine Liquidator

In re: Privilege Wealth One Limited Partnership
UK Joint Liquidators

In re: Wendy Dowling
U.K. Trustee

In re: Kildare Finance Ltd.
BVI Liquidators

In re: MacDoel Investment Ltd.
BVI Liquidators

In re: Privilege Wealth Management Limited
Gibraltarian Joint Liquidators

In re: SAM Industrias S.A., et al.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Marangoni Tread Latino America Industria e Comercio de Artefatos de Borracha Ltda.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Silisten Trading Limited
BVI Joint Liquidators

In re: Smar Equipamentos Industrias, Ltda., et al.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Knijnik Participações S.A., et al.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Schahin Holdings, S.A., et al.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Minuano Comunicações e Produções Editorias Ltda., et al.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator (São Paulo)

In re: São Fernando Açúcar e Álcool Ltda., et al.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Ji-Chuen Jason Tsai
UK Trustee

In re: Viação Itapemirim S.A. et al.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: World Financial Group, Inc. (Denied)
BVI Joint Liquidators

Sao Paulo

In re: Banco Pontual S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Banco Santos S.A.
Brazilian Judicial Administrator/Trustee

In re: Magazine Incorporações S.A., et al. (M. Grupo)
Brazilian Judicial Administrator

In re: Nexgenesis Holdings LTDA., et al
Brazilian Liquidators

In re: Tonon Bioenergia S.A., Tonon Holding S.A., and Tonon Luxembourg S.A.
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