Ten civil courts confirm no proceedings exist against Lisa, S.A. in response to Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's inquiry
Between November 2023 and March 2024, ten civil circuit courts of the First Judicial Circuit of Panama responded to official inquiries issued by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor within Case File No. 202300033850. The inquiry, ordered under Resolution No. 593 of November 14, 2023, asked each court to report whether, since April 14, 2015, any judicial proceedings or precautionary measures had existed against Lisa, S.A.
Results by Court
Eight of the ten courts reported categorically that no proceedings of any kind exist or have existed against Lisa, S.A.:
- Seventh Civil Court (Notice No. 3928, November 23, 2023): after reviewing the Automated Judicial Management System (SAGJ), no case whatsoever is registered against Lisa, S.A.
- Thirteenth Civil Court (Notice No. 3348, November 27, 2023): no pending, active, or resolved cause, lawsuit, sequestration, attachment, or civil claim of any kind exists against Lisa, S.A.
- Seventeenth Civil Court (Notice No. 2824, December 5, 2023): per registration books, no proceeding or precautionary measure involving Lisa, S.A. has been filed or is pending from April 14, 2015 to date.
- Eighteenth Civil Court (Notice No. 4432-23, December 4, 2023): no proceeding in which Lisa, S.A. is a party has been or is being processed.
- Twelfth Civil Court (Notice No. 3413, December 26, 2023): a secretarial certification confirms that no judicial proceeding or precautionary measure involving Lisa, S.A. has been processed.
- Fourteenth Civil Court (Notice No. 739, March 4, 2024): no record of Lisa, S.A. being a party in any judicial proceeding.
- Fifteenth Civil Court (Notice No. 8868, November 23, 2023): no proceeding or precautionary measure against Lisa, S.A. exists on file.
- Third Civil Court (Notice No. 1052, March 8, 2024): only a sequestration measure filed by Lisa, S.A. against Villamorey, S.A. (case 578852018, internal 91-18 MC) existed, now archived after the court admitted the withdrawal under an order dated October 16, 2018.
Active Proceedings Initiated by Lisa
Two courts reported active cases, all initiated by Lisa, S.A. as plaintiff, not as defendant:
- Eleventh Civil Court (Notice No. 3049-23, December 6, 2023): confirms no proceedings exist against Lisa, S.A. Reports two cases filed by Lisa against Villamorey, S.A.: the ordinary high-value proceeding with counterclaim and sequestration action (RUE 556-1999, precautionary measure RUE 7081-2008) and the simple high-value executive proceeding (RUE 1170302021).
- Fifth Civil Court (Notice No. 3851/2023, November 24, 2023): reports that the only case on file is the summary rendering-of-accounts action brought by Lisa, S.A. against Villamorey, S.A. (entry 14606/2021), at that time on appeal before the First Superior Tribunal of the First Judicial District.
Evidentiary Value
The official notices constitute documentary evidence within the criminal investigation that Lisa, S.A. faces no civil proceedings whatsoever in the First Judicial Circuit of Panama. The only procedural activity involving Lisa is litigation it has itself initiated to defend its rights as a shareholder and creditor against Villamorey, S.A. This result reinforces Lisa's position in the criminal investigation: far from being a litigant with outstanding civil liabilities, Lisa is the aggrieved party that has had to pursue multiple judicial avenues to enforce its rights against the group controlled by Juan Luis Bosch Gutiérrez.
Signatories
- Licdo. Guillermo Ballesteros, Seventh Circuit Civil Judge, First Circuit of Panama
- Lcdo. Hilario González Ariza, Thirteenth Circuit Civil Judge, First Judicial Circuit of Panama
- Olga L. Orujano de León, Seventeenth Circuit Judge, First Judicial Circuit of Panama, Civil Division
- Rosalba Sánchez Cisnero, Eighteenth Circuit Civil Judge, First Judicial Circuit of Panama
- Licda. Lesbia Wolfschoon Puga, Eleventh Circuit Civil Judge, First Judicial Circuit of Panama
- Licda. Laura E. Aguilar E., Special Substitute Twelfth Circuit Civil Judge, First Judicial Circuit of Panama
- Licda. Massiell Aguilar, Judicial Secretary, Twelfth Court
- Licdo. Nelson Riquelme, Special Substitute Third Circuit Civil Judge, First Judicial Circuit of Panama
- Licda. Carmen M. Jurado B., Fourteenth Circuit Civil Judge, First Judicial Circuit of Panama
- Licda. Mahiba Dixon, Special Substitute Fifth Circuit Civil Judge, First Judicial Circuit of Panama
- Licda. Lina E. Castro de León, Fifteenth Circuit Civil Judge, First Judicial Circuit of Panama