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Type: Legal deposition transcript
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Summary

This document is a two-page transcript from a contentious legal deposition, likely related to a U.S. House Oversight Committee investigation. It captures a heated argument between two attorneys, Mr. Tein and Mr. Leopold, over deposition procedure and professional conduct, with a third attorney, Mr. Goldberger, attempting to mediate.

People (3)

Name Role Context
MR. TEIN Attorney
Appears to be the questioning attorney in a deposition, frustrated with opposing counsel's interruptions.
MR. LEOPOLD Attorney
Appears to be the defending attorney, representing a client. He objects to questions and argues with Mr. Tein about p...
MR. GOLDBERGER Attorney
An attorney present at the deposition who attempts to clarify the rules regarding objections.

Organizations (1)

Name Type Context
U.S. House Committee on Oversight
Inferred from the document footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012419', suggesting the document is part of records from this comm...

Timeline (1 events)

A heated argument occurs during a legal deposition among the attorneys present. The dispute centers on procedural conduct, interruptions, and the nature of objections, specifically attorney-client privilege.
Deposition Room (unspecified)

Relationships (3)

MR. TEIN Adversarial / Opposing Counsel MR. LEOPOLD
The transcript documents a direct and heated argument between them regarding deposition conduct.
MR. LEOPOLD Attorney-Client Unnamed Client
Mr. Leopold mentions 'my client' and making objections based on 'attorney/client privilege'.
MR. LEOPOLD Professional Colleagues MR. GOLDBERGER
Mr. Leopold refers to Mr. Goldberger in a professional context, stating, 'I'm sure Mr. Goldberger knows all this, because I know that he wouldn't do this.'

Key Quotes (4)

"Stop misrepresenting the record and calm down. I'm going to ask my question."
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— MR. TEIN (Said to Mr. Leopold at the beginning of the exchange.)
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"No. And I'm not making that objection; only on attorney/client privilege."
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— MR. LEOPOLD (Responding to Mr. Goldberger's clarification about whether an objection to form instructs a witness not to answer.)
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"I've been doing this for 20 plus years and have met a lot of attorneys, but I've never had an experience like this where I've --"
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— MR. LEOPOLD (Expressing his frustration with Mr. Tein's conduct during the deposition.)
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"If you continue to do this, whether it's with me or with my client, I will not put up with it and I don't need to put up with it and it's not appropriate."
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— MR. LEOPOLD (Warning Mr. Tein to change his behavior.)
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