Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. et al v. Mendoza Garcia et al
Plaintiff: Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. and HNR Energia B.V.
Defendant: Juan Jose Mendoza Garcia, Petro Consultores S.C., Petro Consultores International Trading Company, Inc., Azure 904 LLC, Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno, Eulogio Antonio Del Pino Diaz, Jose Angel Gonzalez Acosta, Petroconsultores (Barbados) Ltd., Petroconsultores, Inc., Selle LLC and Azure 406 LLC
Case Number: 4:2018cv00483
Filed: February 16, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Office: Houston Office
County: Harris
Presiding Judge: Keith P Ellison
Nature of Suit: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. ยง 1961
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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September 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 148 MEMORANDUM AND OPINION - Granting in part and Denying in part 142 Response to Order to Show Cause/Request to Redact and Seal. Ramirezs motion to redact certain information in Docket Entry Nos. 109, 119, 122, and 126 is granted. These documents wil l be unsealed in part, after Ramirez has redacted the specified information. Ramirezs motion to redact Docket Entry Nos. 109-4, 109-5, 109-9, 109-10, 109-28, 109-29, and 109-30 is granted. These documents will be unsealed in part, after Ramirez has r edacted the requested information.Ramirezs motion to keep Docket Entry Nos. 81, 109-1, 109-17, 109-73, and 119-3 under seal is denied. Ramirez must provide a redacted version of Docket Entry No. 81, as described above. Ramirezs motion to keep Docket Entry Nos. 109-18, 109-34, 109-36, 109-37, 109-72, 109-74, 109-76, 119-4, and 122-4 under seal is otherwise granted. Ramirez must file the redacted documents by October 14, 2020. ( Notice of Compliance due by 10/14/2020 - redacted documents due). (Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(sanderson, 4)
June 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 137 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER - Granting in part and Denying in part 72 MOTION to Set Aside Final Default Judgment as to 66 Default Judgment and MOTION to Dismiss in Accordance with Rules 12(B)(2) and 12(B)(5). Thedefault judgment i s vacated, but the case is not dismissed....*** Scheduling and Status Conference set for 6/25/2020 at 08:30 AM in by video before Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal. The parties must submit a proposed scheduling order by June 18, 2020....*** Case reopened on 6/9/20. (Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(sanderson, 4)
February 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 68 ORDER entered: The motion for a corrected judgment, (Docket Entry No. 67), is granted. Default judgment is separately entered against Ramirez for $1,416,118,657.98. Harvest and HNR Energia are entitled to reasonable attorneys fees, expenses, and costs. They must move under Rule 54(d) within 14 days of enforcing the judgment. (Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(leddins, 4)
May 11, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 48 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER entered: Harvest's motion for jurisdictional discovery, (Docket Entry No. 33), is granted. The parties have until June 28, 2018, to conduct jurisdictional discovery limited to the defendants jurisdictional ties and contacts . Harvest may depose Garcia, and he must appear, but he may choose to appear in either Miami, Florida, or Houston, Texas. The parties must have completed jurisdictional discovery by July 6, 2018. Harvest must respond to the defendants motion to dismiss by August 3, 2018; the defendants must reply by August 10, 2018; and oral argument will be held on August 24, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. in Courtroom 11-B.(Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(leddins, 4)
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Plaintiff: Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.
Represented By: Lee L Kaplan
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Plaintiff: HNR Energia B.V.
Represented By: Lee L Kaplan
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Defendant: Juan Jose Mendoza Garcia
Represented By: Paul E Coggins
Represented By: Kiprian E Mendrygal
Represented By: Hoang Ngoc Nguyen, Jr
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Defendant: Petro Consultores S.C.
Represented By: Paul E Coggins
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Defendant: Petro Consultores International Trading Company, Inc.
Represented By: Paul E Coggins
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Defendant: Azure 904 LLC
Represented By: Paul E Coggins
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Represented By: Hoang Ngoc Nguyen, Jr
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Defendant: Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno
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Defendant: Eulogio Antonio Del Pino Diaz
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Defendant: Jose Angel Gonzalez Acosta
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Defendant: Petroconsultores (Barbados) Ltd.
Represented By: Paul E Coggins
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Represented By: Hoang Ngoc Nguyen, Jr
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Defendant: Petroconsultores, Inc.
Represented By: Paul E Coggins
Represented By: Kiprian E Mendrygal
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Defendant: Selle LLC
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Defendant: Azure 406 LLC
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