Jurist Julio Cury pointed out that the Civil Procedures Code is plagued with anachronisms but that this does account for the postponements in the Civil and Commercial Courts of the First Instance as well as the Appeals Court as suggested by a recent study carried out by the Justice Department. He explained that to ask for extensions for presenting documentation is a stale and vicious practice that is not covered in any legal text. “Although articles 49 and following of Law 834, even though they are old and need surgery, they cover the communication of documents, but not extensions of time and therefore the judges should not allow this.” Cury noted that civil and commercial matters have only one court in the National District, and that this is the real reason for all of the delays.