IN RE AGUINDA

Docket No. 00-3066.

241 F.3d 194 (2001)

In re Maria AGUINDA and Gabriel Ashanga Jota, Petitioners, Maria Aguinda, Gabriel Ashanga Jota, Paula Nerida Ashanga Casteno, Chirstian Ashanga Caseno, Judith Reutegui Casteno, Manuel Antonio Canelos, individually and as guardian for his children, Alimpio Coquinche Noteno, Arsenio Condo, Juan Marcos Coqinche Mercier, Ronald Conqinche Noteno, individually and as guardian for Tarcila Coquiniche and Saul Coquinche, Tarcila Conquinche, Saul Conquinche, Santiago Conquinche, individually and as guardian for Julian Conquinche and Santiago Conquinche, Julian Coquinche, Santiago Coquinche, Florentino Noteno, Florentino Noteno, individually and as guardian for Mery Noteno, Greine Noteno, Armilda Noteno and Noris Noteno, Mery Noteno, Griene Noteno, Armilda Noteno, Noris Noteno, Remedia Paz Duende, individually and as a guardian for Lizzie Pena Paz, Jackie Pena Paz individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Lizzie Pena Paz, Jackie Pena Paz, Associacion Internica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana — Aidesep, (Multi-Ethnic Association of the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest), in representation of its members and of its member organizations, Organizacion Kichuaruna Wangurina — Orkiwan, (Organization Quichua Wangurina), Federacion de Comunidades Nativas del Medio Napo — Feconamn, (Federation of Native Communities of the Middle Napo) and Federacion del Pueblo Yagua del Bajo Amazona Y Bajo Napo — Fepybaban (Federation of the Yagua People of the Lower Amazon and Lower Napo), Mark Aguinda, Individually, and as guardian for Gesica Grefa, Carlos Grefa, Individually and as guardian for Gesica Grefa, Gesica Grefa, Catarina Aguinda, Mercedes Grefa, Lidia Aguinda, Patricio Chimbo, individually and as guardian for his minor children, Elias Piyaguaje, Individually and as guardian for Lola Piyaguaje, Edison Piyaguaje, Paulina Piyaguaje, Jimena Piyaguaje and Elias Piyaguaje, Lola Piyaguaje, Edison Piyaguaje, Paulina Piyaguaje, Jimena Piyaguaje, Elias Piyaguaje, Delfin Piyaguaje, Individually and as guardian for minor children, Javier Piyaguaje, Homer Cone, Individually and as guardian for his minor children, Santo Guillermo Ramierez, Individually and as guardian for Danilo Ramierez, Danilo Ramierez, Juana Tanguila, Additional Plaintiff, Listed in Exhibits "B", "C" and "D" hereto and Incorporated herein by Reference, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Petitioners, v. TEXACO, INC., Defendant-Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 23, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cristobal Bonifaz, (John C. Bonifaz and Steven Donziger, of counsel), Amherst, MA, (Joseph Kohn and Martin D'Urso, Kohn, Swift & Graf, Philadelphia, PA, and Amy Damen, Sullivan & Damen, White Plains, NY, of counsel), for Petitioners.

Richard L. Herz, EarthRights International, Washington, DC, (J. Martin Wagner, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, San Francisco, CA, of counsel), for Amici Curiae EarthRights International and the Sierra Club in support of Petitioners.

Before CARDAMONE, WINTER, and POOLER, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge.

Petitioners seek a writ of mandamus directing Judge Rakoff to recuse himself in the underlying action. See Aguinda v. Texaco, Inc., Nos. 93 Civ. 7527, 94 Civ. 9266, 2000 WL 122143 (S.D.N.Y.). That action involves claims by plaintiffs, who are citizens of Ecuador and Peru, that the defendant — here respondent — Texaco, Inc., polluted rain forests and rivers in those two countries, causing environmental damage and personal...

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