brief of pleadings and motions. One of these reports describes “the precarious housing and working conditions of the alleged victims, the meager income that [Mr. Sebastián Furlan] earns as a street vendor and obtains from social security benefits.” Another report refers to “the precarious conditions” in Mr. Claudio Furlan´s home, as well as his work and family situation. Finally, another report describes the “state of vulnerability” in which Danilo Furlan finds himself. In addition, the inter-American defenders submitted a sworn statement signed by Mr. Claudio Erwin Furlan regarding “the limited nature of his income and the constant financial assistance that he provides to his family of origin.” In his statement he pointed out that he does “not have the resources to cover costs related to travel, transfers, accommodation and per diem expenses for his intervention as a witness” in the present case. 10. Specifically, the inter-American defenders requested the use of the Victims’ Fund for: i) attendance of witnesses and experts at the hearing before the Court, and ii) reimbursement of necessary expenses and of the estimated expenses of the inter-American defenders. 11. Regarding the first item, the inter-American defenders explained that the alleged victims were requesting assistance from the Fund to cover: i) the expenses of Mr. Claudio Furlan, brother of Sebastián Furlan, for travel, transfers, accommodation and per diem expenses; ii) estimated expenses incurred in a possible rendering of testimonies though affidavits by Danilo Furlan, Teresa Grossi and Violeta Florinda, and iii) costs of travel, transfers, accommodation and per diem expenses related to the expert testimonies offered through Gustavo Moreno, Pablo Rosales, Estela Rodríguez and Laura Subies or, should the case arise, the payment for receiving their testimonies through affidavits, as determined at the procedural stage referred to in Article 46 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure. 12. As to the second item, the representatives requested reimbursement for the following “necessary expenses and estimated expenses” of the inter-American defenders: i) the cognitive evaluation carried out at the “Centro de Estudios de la Memoria y la Conducta INECO” to assess the current health status of Mr. Sebastián Furlan, at an appraised cost of one hundred and sixteen dollars of the United States of America (US$ 116.00); ii) expenditures made prior to submitting the brief of pleadings and motions, specifically the cost of receiving the pen drive containing the computerized case files, for the sum of twenty-three dollars of the United States of America and eighty-nine cents (US$ 23.89); iii) estimated future expenses, such the cost of sending the original document plus two copies of the brief of pleadings and motions and its attachments via courier service, at a cost that has yet to be determined, and iv) the intervention of the inter-American defenders during the hearings: travel expenses, transfers, accommodation and per diem expenses during their stay in the city of San Jose, Costa Rica, to attend the hearing envisaged in this case. 13. Bearing in mind the foregoing points, the President first confirms that the request for access to the Court’s Assistance Fund was submitted in a timely manner in the brief of pleadings and motions (supra Having Seen paragraph 2). 14. Likewise, the President takes cognizance of the lack of financial resources claimed by the alleged victims and accepts the relevant socio-environmental reports and the sworn statement by Mr. Claudio Erwin Furlan as evidence thereof (supra Considering paragraph 9). 15. Likewise, the President reiterates that the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the designated defenders shall be covered, to the extent possible, through the Assistance Fund. The President reminds the defenders that they should submit to the Court all the receipts accounting for expenses incurred during the processing of this case. In this 4