Trial Update #9

Still no communication from the court. The protracted delay seems a bit strange. If the Cour de Cassation has reconfirmed the lower court's ruling of jurisdictional incompetence, then a simple one-page letter of notification would suffice—yet we have received nothing. We would like to believe the court is taking extra time to consider one of our requests: that John's parents sign an affidavit stating that their son has not lived with them in France since 2011 (as was claimed by the defense in the court of appeal). Until we hear bad news, we will keep our fingers crossed.

Trial Update #8

John has posted another Kickstarter update concerning our appeal to the Cour de Cassation, again claiming some kind of "victory". We have not received word from the court ourselves. When we do, we will let everyone know how things stand.

[EDIT 7/19]

... Almost a week later and still no word from the Cour de Cassation. Registered mail in Japan is very prompt. There may be delays on the French side. Stay tuned.

[EDIT 7/28]

Still no word from the court. Our liason in France suspects they put off drafting a letter until after the summer holidays. Funny. It's been three years since Hanako began her brief stint as coordinator for John, and here we are, still waiting for the court...

Trial Update #7

Some of you have asked about the status of our appeal. The Cour de Cassation in Paris has yet to provide a timeframe for further proceedings, and we do not expect any new action on our case until next Fall at the earliest. In the meantime, we continue to work in support of our appeal and are happy to answer any questions you may have, in private or via blog comments.

Thank you for your continuing interest.

Sincerely,

Peter Duimstra