of the pension he was legally entitled to."48 The ONP answered, stating it was "not competent to pronounce on
his request and that [he] should (...) file his complaint with the company paying his pension."49
38.
The State pointed out that on January 5 and March 23, 2009, the 38th Civil Court of Lima,
which had become competent to enforce the February 1993 judgment, issued two resolutions.50 In those
resolutions, the Court ordered the company to comply with the aforementioned judgment within three days.51
39.
On April 26, 2010, the Thirty-Eighth Civil Court of Lima issued a new resolution.52 The Court
stated the following:
(...) despite the reiterated instructions to the defendant company to comply with the
provisions of the Supreme Court judgment, said company is not complying (...).
Subsequently, in 2007, the file was case was reopened at the request of the plaintiff, who also
asked this court to obtain compliance with the Supreme Court judgment. The defendant party
was notified of this request and stated, in its response, that after the Supreme Court ruling
had been issued, privatization of the Tintaya mining company had begun, so that (...) the party
required to make the payment pursuant to the Supreme Court judgment had long since
ceased to exist (...).53
40.
In light of the above, the Court concluded as follows:
(...) the plaintiff's claim before this court has become no longer viable (...), given that the
current owner is a different private enterprise, as indicated above (...); the appellant retains
his right to have appropriate legal recource to assert his claim resolved in his favor by the
1993 Supreme Court judgment.54
41.
On May 17, 2010, Mr. Muelle filed an appeal against the resolution of the 38th Civil Court of
Lima.55 Two days later said Court forwarded the appeal to the Civil Division.56 The petitioner reported that the
judge presiding over the 38th Civil Court of Lima was replaced, as a result of which his appeal was only
submitted for processing to the Second Civil Division of the Superior Court of Lima in October 2010.57 The
petitioner added that that Division recused itself from hearing the appeal "because the case was supposedly
old" and returned the file to the 28th Civil Court of Lima.58
42.
On April 13, 2011, the Second Civil Division of the Superior Court of Lima annulled the
resolution of the 38th Civil Court of Lima of April 2010.59 The Division stated the following:
48
Communication of the ONP of August 24, 2000. Attached to the petitioner's communication of May 31, 2004.
49
Communication of the ONP of October 26, 2000. Attached to the petitioner's communication of May 31, 2004.
50
State’s communication of February 26, 2010.
51
State’s communication of Friday, February 26, 2010.
52
Resolution of the Fifth Civil Court of Lima of April 26, 2010. Annex 8 to the petitioner's communication of May 29, 2010.
53
Resolution of the 38th Civil Court of Lima of April 26, 2010. Annex 8 to the petitioner's communication of May 29, 2010.
54
Resolution of the 38th Civil Court of Lima of April 26, 2010. Annex 8 to the petitioner's communication of May 29, 2010.
55
Appeal by Oscar Muelle of May 17, 2010. Attached to the petitioner's communication of May 29, 2010.
56
Resolution of the 38th Civil Court of Lima of May 19, 2010. Attached to the petitioner's communication of October 30, 2010.
57
Petitioner’s communication of October 30, 2010.
58
Petitioner’s communication of October 30, 2010.
59 Resolution No. 6 of the Second Civil Division of the Superior Court of Lima of April 13, 2011. Attached to the petitioner's
communication of July 18, 2011.
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