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This document is page 12 of a legal filing (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) filed on October 29, 2021. It is a legal argument seeking to exclude the testimony of an expert witness named Rocchio, arguing that her opinions on 'grooming' and sexual abuse are based on unverified personal beliefs rather than scientific methodology or representative studies. The text cites various legal precedents (including Supreme Court rulings) to support the claim that Rocchio's testimony is unreliable and 'virtually impregnable for purposes of cross-examination.'
People (1)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rocchio | Expert Witness |
Subject of the legal argument; her testimony regarding grooming and sexual abuse is being challenged as unreliable an...
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| Supreme Court |
Cited in legal argument regarding expert testimony standards.
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| E.E.O.C. |
Cited in E.E.O.C. v. Bloomberg L.P.
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| Bloomberg L.P. |
Cited in legal precedent.
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| General Electric Co. |
Cited in Gen. Elec. Co. v. Joiner.
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| Department of Justice (DOJ) |
Indicated by Bates stamp 'DOJ-OGR-00005636'.
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The document argues strongly against the reliability and admissibility of Rocchio's expert testimony.
Key Quotes (4)
"Rocchio’s testimony thus runs the significant 'risk of being the ipse dixit of the expert against which the Supreme Court has warned.'"Source
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"Rocchio has not and cannot point to a single study, controlled or otherwise, establishing the representativeness of her patients as typical victims of so-called grooming behavior."Source
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"Rocchio’s opinions 'cannot be challenged or tested in any meaningful way.'"Source
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"She opines, for example, that '[i]ndividuals with particular vulnerabilities are often targeted [through grooming] by perpetrators of sexual abuse,' Ex. 1, p.2, but she doesn’t explain how often."Source
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