Upon revision our lawyer found several errors in the unofficial copy of the suit that we had received, and so based on that he asked the judge to review it and throw the case out for lack of specificity. The judge agreed and notified the attorney for Yelba Carvajal that the case was being rejected for that reason. Carvajal was given a period of time to comply, and her lawyer did so on time. So the case continues to be before the court, but nothing is happening with it. We have yet to be officially served with the lawsuit.
Meanwhile, the
Genesis spinning plant cooperative is progressing with construction on its factory, which is located on the contested land. This week they brought in machinery to level and compact their land in preparation for foundation work. Despite the lawsuit threatening their building site, the co-op's 36 members plan to have their building finished and machinery installed before the end of 2008. Their co-op will give work to an initial 45 people spinning organic cotton into yarn.
