11.   Nations that have not signed the treaty would have to agree before the court could act.

12.   Normally, courts do not act on such legal filings until the plaintiff, in this case, Symington, has been served.

13.   Now we are at a point where the highest court can no longer delay its decision in hopes that an inferior court will act responsibly.

14.   Superior Court Presiding Judge Victor E. Chavez said the court has acted appropriately, and he is upset by the accusation of intentional negligence.

15.   That is sometimes the way the court acts when speed is of the essence.

16.   The company also said that the court acted without notifying it or giving it an opportunity to defend itself.

17.   The court also acted Monday on a number of other cases, including these.

18.   The court did not act on the request, because it decided the case before it on other grounds.

19.   The court has not acted on the request.

20.   The court may act by October.