3 4. On December 10, 1997, the President of the Court for this case (hereinafter “the President”), in accordance with operative paragraph 8 of the November 12, 1997 Judgment, decided: 1. To grant the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights until February 10, 1998 to submit a brief and any evidence it may have in its possession, for the purpose of determining the compensation and expenses in this case. 2. To grant Rafael Iván Suárez Rosero, the victim in this case, and his family members or representatives until February 10, 1998 to submit a brief and any evidence they may have in their possession for the purpose of determining the compensation and expenses. 3. To grant the State of Ecuador until April 10, 1998 to make its observations on the briefs submitted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the victim and his family members or representatives in accordance with the preceding paragraphs. 5. On January 9, 1998 the non-governmental organization “Rights International, The Center for International Human Rights Law, Inc.” submitted an amicus curiae brief. 6. On January 29, 1998 the Commission informed the Court that the petitioners had reported that they would require additional time to gather certain necessary evidence and that, for its part, the Commission also wanted to have that evidence before “finishing and submitting its brief.” By resolution of that same day, the President extended the time periods granted to the Commission and Mr. Suárez Rosero for the submission of their briefs until February 25, 1998 and gave the State until May 11 1998 to submit its respective observations. 7. On February 25, 1998 the Commission submitted its brief on reparations, in which it included its arguments and stated that, in its opinion, at this stage “the victim and his representatives are the appropriate persons to present the arguments and facts related to the scope and amount of the compensation and to present the evidence.” For the reason stated, the Commission indicated that it was adopting the amounts and the evidence submitted by Mr. Suárez Rosero. 8. On February 25, 1998 Mr. Suárez Rosero submitted his brief on reparations in English. The Spanish translation was received on March 20 of the same year and was sent to the State on that day. In his brief, Mr. Suárez Rosero presented his claims, made his offer of documentary and testimonial evidence, and stated that the expenses related to the reparations stage would be submitted subsequently to the Tribunal. Mr. Suárez Rosero also informed the Court that on February 3, 1998 he named Richard Wilson and Alejandro Villacís as his representatives before the Court for the present stage. 9. By means of a March 7, 1998 Order, the President summoned Mr. Suárez Rosero, and his family members or their representatives, the Inter-American Commission, and Ecuador to a public hearing to be held on June 10, 1998 at the seat of the Tribunal. 10. On May 6, 1998 the State requested an extension of the deadline set by the President for the submission of its brief on reparations. In this regard, on May 11, 1998 the President granted the State an extension until May 22, 1998. The Secretariat of the Court (hereinafter “the Secretariat”) never received the abovementioned brief, however.