The 16th Civil Circuit Court corrects Order No. 12 and grants Juan Luis Bosch Gutierrez ten business days to appear and render a full accounting of Lisa, S.A.'s funds.

Correction Ordered

Exercising the corrective authority conferred by Article 999 of the Judicial Code, the court remedies an omission in Order 12, issued January 5, 2023, which admitted the summary accounting complaint filed by Lisa, S.A. against Juan Luis Bosch Gutierrez in proceeding Exp. 83573-21 but failed to set the deadline for the defendant to appear and render an accounting, the central purpose of the proceeding. The original admission order directed service of the complaint with a five-day period to respond, a procedure appropriate for ordinary proceedings. The correction replaces that provision with one reflecting the special nature of the summary accounting process: Bosch is granted ten (10) business days from notification to appear before the court and render a full accounting in accordance with the parameters set forth in the complaint. The court grounds the correction in the complaint's compliance with Article 665 of the Judicial Code and with Articles 1379 and 1380, which specifically govern accounting proceedings.

"En atención a la naturaleza y extensión de esta obligación, SE CONCEDE UN TÉRMINO DE DIEZ (10) DÍAS HÁBILES, para que el demandado JUAN LUIS BOSCH GUTIERREZ, se presente a los estrado del Tribunal, a fin de que el mismo rinda cuenta por los parámetros antes señalados" (Page 1)

Legal Basis

• Article 999 of the Judicial Code — Corrective authority permitting the court to amend material errors in its own orders
• Articles 1379 and 1380 of the Judicial Code — Govern the special summary accounting proceeding, including the defendant's obligation to appear and render an accounting within the prescribed period

Signatories

• Lcdo. Vicente González, Substitute Judge, 16th Civil Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit of Panama
• Lcda. Ruth Samaniego, Clerk