Mesa Power Group, LLC v. Government of Canada, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2012-17, Procedural Order No. 4 (July 12, 2013)
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
1. On 10 June 2013, the Claimant submitted a "Request for Particulars" asking the Tribunal to direct the Respondent to provide certain information (the "Request for Particulars"). On the same day, the Respondent requested the Tribunal to grant it until 19 June 2013 to offer its comments on the Request for Particulars. In its response of 11 June 2013, the Claimant agreed with this date for the Respondent to comply with the Request for Particulars, but not merely to comment on such request. On 13 June 2013, the Tribunal invited the Respondent to file its comments on the Request for Particulars by 19 June 2013.
2. On 11 June 2013, in accordance with the calendar prescribed in Annex A to Procedural Order No. 3 ("PO 3"), the Parties submitted their objections to each others’ document production requests. The objections were submitted in the form of the Redfern Schedule attached as Appendix A to Procedural Order No. 1 ("PO 1").
3. On the same day, the Respondent submitted two requests, one concerning electronic production and the other concerning the Claimant’s designation of information as "Confidential" / "Restricted Access". In its letter to the Parties of 13 June 2013, the Tribunal invited the Claimant to respond to these requests by 19 June 2013.
4. On 19 June 2013, the Respondent submitted its comments on the Request for Particulars. Similarly, the Claimant submitted its comments on the Respondent’s requests concerning designation of information and electronic production. Further, the Claimant submitted a new request, asking the Tribunal to postpone the time limits for its Memorial on the Merits and for subsequent pleadings by a period of 14 days.
5. On 21 June 2013, the Tribunal informed the Parties that no further submissions were required on the Request for Particulars or the Respondent’s requests concerning designation of information or electronic production. Further, the Tribunal invited the Respondent’s comments on the Claimant’s request for extension of the time limits by 26 June 2013.