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Type: Deposition transcript
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This document is page 16 of a deposition transcript where an attorney, Mr. Tein, questions a female witness about a message she sent on MySpace. The questioning becomes contentious when Mr. Tein asks if the witness finds a racial slur offensive, implying she used it, which the witness denies. The witness's attorney, Mr. Leopold, objects to the line of questioning, leading to procedural arguments between the lawyers.

People (3)

Name Role Context
MR. LEOPOLD Counsel
Appears to be the attorney for the witness. He objects to questions and instructs the witness.
MR. TEIN Counsel
The attorney asking questions of the witness during the deposition.
THE WITNESS Deponent
The individual being questioned. The transcript indicates the witness is female ("She doesn't ask questions."). Her n...

Organizations (2)

Name Type Context
MySpace
Social media platform on which the witness sent a message to a friend.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT
Mentioned in the footer (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012411), possibly referring to the U.S. House Committee on Oversight, indica...

Timeline (1 events)

Implied date from header: 09/29/2010 or 09/29/2004
A deposition where Mr. Tein questions a witness about a MySpace message. The witness's counsel, Mr. Leopold, makes objections.
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MR. TEIN (Questioner) THE WITNESS (Deponent) MR. LEOPOLD (Witness's Counsel)

Relationships (3)

MR. LEOPOLD Attorney-Client THE WITNESS
Mr. Leopold objects on behalf of the witness and provides instructions during the deposition.
MR. TEIN Adversarial (Deposition) THE WITNESS
Mr. Tein is the questioning attorney, and the witness is the deponent being questioned.
THE WITNESS Friends unnamed friend
The witness sent a message on MySpace to a 'friend of yours'.

Key Quotes (5)

"Did you send that message last week to a friend of yours on MySpace?"
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— Q. (MR. TEIN) (Establishing the subject of the line of questioning.)
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"Do you find the term n-i-g-g-e-r offensive?"
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— Q. (MR. TEIN) (Question implying the witness used this term in the MySpace message.)
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"That's not anywhere in there."
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— A. (THE WITNESS) (The witness's denial that the specified racial slur was in her message.)
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"Don't make a speaking objection."
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— MR. TEIN (An instruction from one attorney to the other during an objection, requesting a simple legal objection rather than a lengthy statement.)
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"She doesn't ask questions. You ask the questions."
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— MR. LEOPOLD (Counsel for the witness correcting the opposing counsel's question format and revealing the witness is female.)
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