Stamped, sworn, and on the record — how a private dispute became a sovereign-scale filing
Record Notice (January 16, 2026):
Proceedings before the Supreme Court were formally recorded on January 16, 2026.
The official court video and certified audiovisual record will be published when released by the Court.
This report relies solely on filings, registry records, and matters stated on the record pending publication of the official footage.
The video below was recorded prior to the commencement of formal proceedings on 16 January 2026 at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (High Court of Justice), Antigua & Barbuda.
It depicts pre-hearing conditions only and does not capture judicial remarks, submissions, or rulings.
No court findings, orders, or determinations are shown in this footage.
On April 17, 2025, at 13:21 AST, with $52 ECD in registry fees paid,
the original Statement of Claim
in Case ANUHCV2025/0149 was accepted and stamped “FILED” by the Registry of the
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (High Court of Justice, Antigua & Barbuda). That filing
identified a core syndicate — David Boies, Gloria Allred, Michael Avenatti, Tom Girardi,
Black Cube, LimeWire, John Branca, and senior UPP executives — asserting Caribbean asset
jurisdiction and $10 billion in damages for alleged abuse of process, conspiracy, and
economic interference affecting Antigua & Barbuda.
On September 24, 2025, at 11:49 AST, with $42 ECD paid, an Amended Statement of Claim was accepted
and stamped “FILED” under CPR Rule 20. That amendment transformed the case in scope and gravity.
It pleads $80 billion+ in asserted sovereign damages, models long-arc carbon sovereignty losses
extending toward $400 billion, sets out a fossil-fuel-aligned motive theory, and expands the
defendant schedule through Annex A to include global banks and CEOs (including Jamie Dimon,
Jane Fraser, and Brian Moynihan), major media conglomerates, judicial and quasi-judicial actors,
and the full UPP commiRecord Notice (January 16, 2026):
Proceedings before the Supreme Court were formally recorded on January 16, 2026.
The official court video and certified audiovisual record will be published when released by the Court.
This report relies solely on filings, registry records, and matters stated on the record pending publication of the official footage.ttee.
These are not secondary reports or screenshots. They are the Court’s own stamps, registry
entries, fee receipts, and sworn verifications. As a matter of record, invisibility has ended.
Primary Court Filings & Filed Exhibits
The following documents are reproduced exactly as filed and accepted by the Registry of the
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. They form part of the permanent institutional record.
April 17, 2025 — Original Statement of Claim
Filed at 13:21 AST with $52 ECD paid, this original Statement of Claim identifies the initial
defendant constellation, grounds jurisdiction in Caribbean assets and local sovereign harm,
and pleads $10 billion in damages. The document is sworn and bears the Court’s official
filing stamp.
View / Download Original Statement of Claim (PDF)
September 24, 2025 — Amended Statement of Claim (CPR Rule 20)
Filed at 11:49 AST with $42 ECD paid, this Amended Statement of Claim materially expands the scope
of the proceedings. It pleads sovereign-scale damages exceeding $80 billion, models long-arc
carbon sovereignty losses, and enlarges the defendant schedule through Annex A. The amendment
is personally sworn and accepted by the Registry.
View / Download Amended Statement of Claim (PDF)
Filed Exhibit — AG Carbon Act (14 October 2025)
This filed exhibit forms part of the court record and relates to statutory and regulatory
context underpinning the sovereign carbon framework referenced in the Amended Statement of
Claim. It is included here for completeness and record transparency.
View / Download AG Carbon Act Filed Exhibit (PDF)
Related Procedural Reporting
ShockYA has published a related report examining how a January 7, 2026 letter from Howard
Kennedy LLP became a significant procedural issue before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
Filed directly with the Court while expressly disclaiming submission to jurisdiction, the
correspondence was scrutinized on the record for accuracy and characterized in open
proceedings as constituting contempt.
Read the full ShockYA report on the Howard Kennedy letter
Record-Accurate Status
As of January 17, 2026, the defendant universe is fixed on the record; the sovereign framing
is formally pleaded; loss models are quantified and sworn; and parallel jurisdictions are
procedurally aware. No findings of liability have been made. No damages have been awarded.
No conclusions are drawn by the Court.
This report documents status only. The record exists. The scope is defined. The actors are named.
The matter is now institutionally visible.
Record Notice: Additional court records will be published when available.
A written ruling is expected in early February 2026. All jurisdictional and procedural issues
remain live.
Alki David — reporting
Saint John Parish, Antigua & Barbuda
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