Order

On August 9, 2024, the Sixteenth Civil Court issued an order designating attorney Miguel Ruiz as the absent-defendant attorney for Juan Luis Bosch Gutiérrez in the Summary Accounting Proceeding filed by Lisa, S.A. The appointment was made after the expiration of the edict-based summons period, during which Bosch failed to appear or respond. Under Panamanian procedural law, this designation allows the case to continue despite the defendant’s absence.

The court instructed the appointed attorney to appear and take possession of the role and set litigation expenses at $1,500.00. With this designation, the proceeding will move forward, ensuring that Bosch’s continued non-appearance does not hinder Lisa’s pursuit of a full accounting of the funds withheld by the defendant as judicial depositary.