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This document is a page from a court transcript where an unidentified speaker discusses the legal distinction between a deficient performance by a law firm and a deliberate strategic judgment. The speaker uses a hypothetical scenario involving the 'Brune firm' deciding to 'sandbag the Court' to argue that a conscious choice to withhold information is a strategic decision, not simply oversight or carelessness, referencing opinions from the Second Circuit and a dissent by Justice Stevens.
People (1)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Stevens | Justice |
Mentioned in reference to 'Justice Stevens' dissent' which contains language about strategic judgment.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Brune firm | Law firm |
Discussed as having made a potential strategic judgment on May 12, 2011.
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| Second Circuit | Court |
Cited as having provided a definition distinguishing strategic judgment from oversight or carelessness.
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| Supreme Court | Court |
Cited for the principle that courts should not second-guess lawyers' strategic decisions.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
Listed at the bottom of the page, indicating they are the court reporting service that transcribed the proceedings.
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Timeline (2 events)
2011-05-12
A 'fateful' day on which the Brune firm is said to have made a strategic judgment, possibly during the voir dire process.
The voir dire process, during which the Brune firm may have made a strategic judgment.
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Mentioned in a hypothetical 'Plaza conversation' involving the Brune firm.
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Key Quotes (2)
"If the Brune firm in that Plaza conversation said the equivalent of let's sandbag the Court, let's go forward. We know this information and we get a free bite at the apple. It's hard to think that's not a strategic decision,"Source
— Unidentified speaker (CAC3PARC)
(A hypothetical scenario presented to argue that a conscious decision to withhold information from a court constitutes a strategic decision, not mere negligence.)
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"The Second Circuit has told us that it is not a strategic judgment when what is going on is oversight or carelessness or ineptitude."Source
— Unidentified speaker (CAC3PARC)
(Citing legal precedent to define what does not qualify as a strategic judgment.)
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