Enriquez Withdraws Expedited Redistricting Hearing Request

Senior Counsel Anand Ramlogan has informed Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay that his client, Jeremy Enriquez, has decided to withdraw his application for an expedited hearing regarding a case over overdue redistricting. The application was initially filed on February 11, in which Courtenay represents the Attorney General.

This comes after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) rejected an appeal for special leave earlier this week. Ramlogan had sought the CCJ’s intervention to speed up proceedings, following a dismissed claim at the High Court and an ongoing appeal at the Court of Appeal.

“I have advised that it would be pointless to pursue the instant application for an expedited hearing of the appeal filed herein. There would be nothing urgent in the appeal to justify an order for an expedited hearing,” Ramlogan said in his letter to Courtney.

Ramlogan explained that with the general election scheduled for March 12, the appeal holds no urgency, making an expedited hearing unnecessary. He said that the withdrawal was intended to save time and avoid further costs for all parties involved. “It would be pointless to pursue the instant application for an expedited hearing,” Ramlogan stated in his letter.

Ramlogan added, “I have advised that it would be pointless to pursue the instant application for an expedited hearing of the appeal filed herein. There would be nothing urgent in the appeal to justify an order for an expedited hearing.”