Enrique González Casanova said on November 10 that José Eduardo Derbez obtained a full amparo against the arrest warrant issued in his case and that the order was declared unconstitutional. He also stressed that this was not a suspension, but a merits ruling that changed the legal standing of the case.
That distinction is why the name is drawing attention now. González Casanova said the defense is not asking for a temporary pause in proceedings; it is arguing that the warrant itself can no longer stand under constitutional review. In his telling, the case moved beyond an interim measure and into a final-stage ruling at the lower court level.
The lawyer tried to narrow the gap between public confusion and the legal record. He said the amparo system has two stages: first before a district court and then on review before a collegiate circuit court. By that account, the first court already sided with the defense, but the Fiscalía General de Justicia de la Ciudad de México challenged that outcome.
That is where the case remains stuck. González Casanova said the Fiscalía appealed the grant of the full amparo, and the tribunal colegiado has not issued a ruling yet. Until that review is resolved, the legal fight over the warrant is still open, even though the defense insists the warrant was already thrown out as unconstitutional.
The broader case also carries more than one allegation, and that is part of the friction around it. González Casanova linked the complaint to a separate claim of extortion, saying the defense believes it has enough to show that accusation is unfounded. He also said a woman who was 19 years old filed the complaint in April and that the file was put together in 22 days before the warrant was issued.
For now, the practical answer is simple: José Eduardo Derbez is not facing a final, closed legal outcome yet. The defense says the warrant was nullified on constitutional grounds, but the Fiscalía has kept the fight alive by appealing, and the tribunal colegiado still has to decide whether that ruling stands.
