{"id":26196,"date":"2022-01-12T10:47:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T13:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=26196"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:20:06","slug":"ipis-former-chairwoman-penalty-of-1000-a-day-to-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ipis-former-chairwoman-penalty-of-1000-a-day-to-continue","title":{"rendered":"IPI\u2019s former chairwoman penalty of $1,000 a day to continue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona has confirmed the $1,000-a-day sanction against former IPI chairwoman Cui Li Jie will continue to accrue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Northern Mariana Islands.-<strong>&nbsp;Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona&nbsp;<\/strong>has said&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ipis-former-chairwoman-faces-penalty-of-us200-a-day\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the sanctions related to Cui Li Jie&#8217;s failure<\/a>&nbsp;to comply with previous court orders regarding electronically stored information or ESI will continue until she complies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former IPI chairwoman is a third-party witness in the case in which seven construction workers\u00a0<strong>accused IPI of labour abuse and human trafficking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All ESI data held by the former IPI chairwoman remains relevant to the lawsuit as plaintiffs&#8217; $5.4m default judgment against IPI remains unsatisfied, the court said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Mariana&#8217;s Variety, Judge Manglona has ordered Cui Li Jie to submit a statement before January 22, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said\u00a0<strong>the deadline for plaintiffs to submit responses and statements is 5pm on February 3<\/strong>, while a hearing will be held on February 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manglona then stated that &#8220;daily sanctions imposed by this court shall continue to accrue during this period&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">USA Fanter is no longer interested in IPI\u2019s limited receivership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As previously reported by Focus Gaming News,\u00a0<strong>Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona\u00a0<\/strong>has recently revealed &#8220;IPI has fulfilled its promise to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/usa-fanter-is-no-longer-interested-in-ipis-limited-receivership\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/usa-fanter-is-no-longer-interested-in-ipis-limited-receivership\" target=\"_blank\">secure a bond totalling $2.45m<\/a>&#8221; for the judgement in the lawsuit filed by USA Fanter Corp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her order, the judge also approved IPI\u2019s motion to suspend the judgment during the appeal period; to approve the appeal deposit; to suspend the execution of the judgment during the appeal period and to stay the receivership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Mariana\u2019s Variety, Manglona said: &#8220;The court finds that IPI has fulfilled its obligation to satisfy the bond requirements under Rule 62(b) and Local Rule 62.1 and therefore a stay of USA Fanter\u2019s judgment pending appeal is appropriate.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, she stated her decision &#8220;does not dissolve the receivership as it applies to other creditors just yet&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief Judge Ramona V. 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