The plaintiffs appealed this order,235 but the Talca Court of Appeals upheld the decision being appealed.236 98. The plaintiffs submitted an updated assessment of the settlement on October 22, 2014, setting the amount owed at CLP 4,240,743,536.237 The plaintiffs petitioned the court on November 14, 2014, to request a report from the mayor of Parral on the measures taken to execute the verdict.238 The case file shows no evidence that the municipality supplied this information. B.9. Process of Salazar Aravena et al. v. the Municipality of Parral, Docket No. 4,096-1992 99. The representative of a group of teachers from the municipality of Parral petitioned the Court of First Instance of Parral, on January 5, 1994, to order accessory execution239 of the verdict it had delivered on June 12, 1993,240 upheld under a November 19, 1993 order by the Talca Court of Appeals,241 convicting the municipality of Parral to pay the decree-law 3,551 allowance as of the dates the teachers were hired. The assessment of the amount of the debt was submitted on August 18, 1994, for CLP 271,312,568.242 An updated assessment of the settlement amount was submitted on October 2, 1995, for CLP 413,054,517.243 100. The plaintiffs petitioned the court on November 14, 1996, to order attachment of the assets of the municipality of Parral.244 The Court of First Instance of Parral denied the petition for attachment on December 14, 1994, holding that the property that would have been attached pertained to assets designated for the operation of municipal services and therefore was not eligible for attachment.245 The plaintiffs appealed this order.246 The Talca Court of Appeals delivered an order on October 29, 1997, that the trial court could not unilaterally define whether 235 Cf. Motion of appeal lodged by Sonia Benavente Nader on behalf of the plaintiffs on an illegible date in January, 2009 (evidence file, folios 17268 to 17272). 236 Cf. Order by the Talca Court of Appeals, February 23, 2009 (evidence file, folio 17274). 237 Cf. Assessment submitted by Public Accountant Jorge Leoncio Leal Cruces to the Court of First Instance of Parral, October 22, 2014 (evidence file, folios 17305 to 17308). 238 Cf. Brief filed by Giampero Fava Cohen on behalf of the plaintiffs before the Court of First Instance of Parral, November 14, 2014 (evidence file, folio 17310). 239 Cf. Motion lodged by Ewaldo Schulz Ibáñez on behalf of the plaintiffs before the Court of First Instance of Parral, January 5, 1994 (evidence file, folio 17560). 240 Cf. Judgment by the Court of First Instance of Chanco, June 12, 1993 (evidence file, folios 17541 to 17548). 241 Cf. Order by the Talca Court of Appeals, November 19, 1993 (evidence file, folio 17558). 242 Cf. Assessment submitted by Public Accountant Jorge Leoncio Leal Cruces to the Court of First Instance of Parral, August 18, 1994 (evidence file, folios 17561 to 17565). 243 Cf. Assessment submitted by Public Accountant Jorge Leoncio Leal Cruces to the Court of First Instance of Parral, October 2, 1995 (evidence file, folios 17567 to 17574). 244 Cf. Brief filed by Ewaldo Schulz Ibáñez on behalf of the plaintiffs before the Court of First Instance of Parral, November 14, 1996 (evidence file, folios 17576 and 17577). 245 Cf. Order by the Court of First Instance of Parral, December 14, 1996 (evidence file, folio 17582). 246 Cf. Motion of appeal lodged by Ewaldo Schulz Ibáñez on behalf of the plaintiffs before the Talca Court of Appeals, December 21, 1996 (evidence file, folios 17583 and 17585). 35