INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES
Goldgroup Resources, Inc.
Claimant
v.
United Mexican States
Respondent
(ICSID Case No. ARB/23/4)
Members of the Tribunal
Prof. Eduardo Zuleta, President of the Tribunal
Mr. Henri C. Álvarez, Arbitrator
Ms. Jean E. Kalicki, Arbitrator
Secretary of the Tribunal
Ms. Jara Mínguez Almeida
Assistant to the President
Ms. María Marulanda Mürrle
May 6, 2024
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1. The Tribunal is in receipt of correspondence from the Parties dated May 2, 2024, informing the Tribunal that the Parties have agreed to extend certain deadlines of the procedural calendar.
2. The Tribunal hereby orders that the Schedule attached to the Parties’ correspondence, and detailed below, replace the original schedule set out in Annex B of Procedural Order No. 1.
On behalf of the Tribunal,
Signature
Prof. Eduardo Zuleta
President of the Tribunal
Date: May 6, 2024
| No. | Event | Parties/Tribunal | Time Interval | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | First Session | Both Parties and Tribunal | - | Wednesday, October 25, 2023 |
| 2. | Memorial on the Merits | Claimant | 105 days from the First Session | Wednesday, February 7, 2024 |
| 3. | Counter-Memorial on the Merits | Respondent | 133 days from the Memorial on the Merits | Wednesday, June 19, 2024 |
| Document Production | ||||
| 4. | Simultaneous exchange of document production requests | Both Parties | 21 days from the Counter-Memorial on the Merits | Wednesday, July 10, 2024 |
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| 5. | Simultaneous production of requested documents and objections to document production requests, where contested | Both Parties | 21 days from the simultaneous exchange of document production requests | Wednesday, July 31, 2024 |
| 6. | Replies to objections to document production requests and applications to the Tribunal regarding document production | Both Parties | 7 days from simultaneous production of requested documents and objections to document production requests, where contested | Wednesday, August 07, 2024 |
| 7. | Decision on applications for Document Production | Tribunal | 14 days from the Replies to objections to document production requests and applications to the Tribunal regarding document production | Wednesday, August 21, 2024 |
| 8. | Production of documents ordered by the Tribunal | Both Parties | 14 days from the Decision on applications for Document Production | Wednesday, September 04, 2024 |
| 9. | Statement of Reply/ Answer to the Objection to Jurisdiction | Claimant | 113 days from the Decision on applications for Document Production | Thursday, December 12, 2024 |
| 10. | Rejoinder / Reply to the Objection to Jurisdiction | Respondent | 123 days from Statement of Reply | Monday, April 14, 2025 |
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| 11. | Rejoinder to the Objection to Jurisdiction | Claimant | 30 days from Rejoinder | Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
| 12. | Applications for leave to file non-disputing party (amicus) submissions, if any | TBD | 12 days from Rejoinder | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| 13. | Submissions under NAFTA Article 1128, if any | TBD | 12 days from Rejoinder | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| 14. | Comments on applications for leave to file non-disputing party (amicus) submissions, if any | Both Parties | 10 days from deadline for applications for leave to file non-disputing party (amicus) submissions, if any | Thursday, June 05, 2025 |
| 15. | Comments on NAFTA Article 1128 submissions | Both Parties | 12 days from the comments on applications for leave to file non-disputing party (amicus) submissions, if any | Tuesday, June 17, 2025 |
| 16. | Decision on applications for leave to file non-disputing party (amicus) submissions, if any1 | Tribunal | 12 days from comments on applications for leave to file non-disputing party (amicus) submissions | Tuesday, June 17, 2025 |
| 17. | Claimants' and Respondent's comments on non-disputing party (amicus) submissions | Claimants and Respondent | 10 days from the Decision on applications for leave to file non-disputing party (amicus) | Friday, June 27, 2025 |
1 The Tribunal reserves the right to issue the reasons for its decisions in a later document. ↩
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| 18. | Notification of Witnesses each Party is calling for examination | Both Parties | submissions, if any 14 days from Comments on NAFTA Article 1128 submissions |
Tuesday, July 01, 2025 |
| 19. | Pre-hearing conference | Both Parties and the Tribunal | July 7, 2025 at 1:00 pm Washington, DC / 11:00 am Mexico City | |
| 20. | Hearing | Both Parties and the Tribunal | September 8 to 12, 2025 | |
| 21. | Simultaneous filing of post-hearing brief | Both Parties | TBD | TBD |
| 22. | Simultaneous filing of submissions on costs | Both Parties | TBD | TBD |