outstanding debt was submitted in May, 1999, for CLP 1,995,497,706.273 A new assessment was submitted on January 7, 2000 under an order from the Copiapó Court of Appeals, setting the debt at CLP 1,985,779,812.274 105. The plaintiffs petitioned on April 26, 2000, for the municipality’s assets to be attached.275 Two vehicles and eighteen properties belonging to the municipality were seized on April 28, 2000.276 The municipality claimed that these assets were being used for municipal activities and services, and therefore were not subject to attachment. An inspection of the assets was therefore ordered and was conducted on July 17, 2000.277 That same day, the plaintiffs petitioned for the mayor of Vallenar to be admonished to issue the mayoral executive order.278 The court issued the admonition on July 20, 2000.279 106. The municipality submitted financial statements, budgets, and payment order 2058-2000 on August 21, 2000, in compliance with the judgment.280 The plaintiffs challenged the payment order, finding that it was invalid because it was vague and its purpose did not fit the legal requirement.281 The municipality issued a new payment order on August 28, 2000,282 which was again challenged by the plaintiffs, claiming that it did not list the specific sources for making payment and that the references to future budgets were little more than a statement of intent to pay.283 107. The Court of First Instance of Vallenar reviewed the petition of ineligibility for attachment on November 11, 2000, and held that the assets listed and seized in the attachment were in fact exempt from such a measure, with the exception of two vehicles and one piece of property.284 Both the plaintiffs and the municipality appealed this order, and the Copiapó Court of Appeals partially upheld the municipality’s argument, holding that most of the properties were being used for municipal services, and the attachment orders against them should therefore be lifted. The 273 Cf. Assessment submitted by accounting expert Gil Bravo Bravo to the Court of First Instance of Vallenar on an illegible date in May 1999 (evidence file, folios 11278 to 11294). 274 Cf. Assessment submitted by accounting expert Gil Bravo Bravo to the Court of First Instance of Vallenar, January 7, 2000 (evidence file, folios 11720 to 11735). 275 Cf. Brief filed by [Alexandra] Orrego Da Silva and Saida Bonett Simon on behalf of the plaintiffs before the Court of First Instance of Vallenar, April 26, 2000 (evidence file, folios 11911 to 11915.). 276 Cf. Record of seizure, April 28, 2000 (evidence file, folio 11917 and 11921). 277 Cf. Record of seizure, July 17, 2000 (evidence file, folio 12050 to 12055). 278 Cf. Brief filed by [Alexandra] Orrego Da Silva on behalf of the plaintiffs before the Court of First Instance of Vallenar, July 17, 2000 (evidence file, folio 12063). 279 Cf. Order by the Court of First Instance of Vallenar, July 20, 2000 (evidence file, folio 12064). 280 Cf. Briefs filed by Iván Mascareña Santana on behalf of the municipality of Vallenar before the Court of First Instance of Vallenar, August 21, 2000 (evidence file, folios 12200, 12202, and 12207). 281 Cf. Brief filed by Saida Bonett Simon on behalf of the plaintiffs before the Court of First Instance of Vallenar, August 25, 2000 (evidence file, folios 12224 and 12225). 282 Cf. Decree exempt from constitutional review 2115/2000, August 28, 2000, issued by the municipality of Vallenar (evidence file, folios 12227 and 12228). 283 Cf. Brief filed by Saida Bonett Simon on behalf of the plaintiffs before the Court of First Instance of Vallenar, August 30, 2000 (evidence file, folios 12290 a 12292). 284 Cf. Order by the Court of First Instance of Vallenar, November 11, 2000 (evidence file, folios 12471 to 12477). 38