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Extraction Summary
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People
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Document Information
Type:
Legal transcript / deposition
File Size:
1.37 MB
Summary
Page 10 of a deposition transcript marked 'ROUGH DRAFT ONLY' bearing a House Oversight Bates stamp. The dialogue involves an interviewer questioning a witness about the ethical responsibilities of an attorney when signing pleadings filed in Federal Court, specifically the Southern District of Florida. The witness defines the obligation as ensuring a good-faith pleading based on facts and law while zealously representing the client.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown Interviewer (Q) | Interviewer |
Conducting the questioning regarding legal ethics and pleadings.
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| Unknown Witness (A) | Witness/Deponent |
Answering questions regarding attorney ethical responsibilities; answers suggest the witness is likely an attorney.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Court |
Jurisdiction mentioned regarding filing pleadings.
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| Southern District of Florida |
Specific court jurisdiction mentioned in the questioning.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Inferred from the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Legal jurisdiction mentioned.
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Relationships (1)
Attorney
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Professional/Legal
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Client
Mentioned in the abstract description of ethical duties: 'zealously represent the position of his client.'
Key Quotes (3)
"The obligation is to make sure that it is a good-faith pleading based on the facts and the law as the attorney understands them, and consistently with the obligation of the attorney to zealously represent the position of his client."Source
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Quote #1
"What is your understanding of the ethical responsibility of an attorney in signing a pleading to be filed in Federal Court"Source
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Quote #2
"Would you agree with me that it would be unethical to use pleadings for an improper purpose"Source
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Quote #3
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1 Q. I'm just going to ask you questions about
2 the case and about your knowledge, and all I ask is that
3 you give your best answers based on your knowledge.
4 A. And all I ask is, if you're going to ask any
5 questions touching on those communications and I get a
6 chance to take a look at the subjects addressed in those
7 communications --
8 Q. If I ask you a question that you need to look
9 at something that you've never seen before to answer,
10 why don't you let us know?
11 A. Okay. Will do.
12 Q. What is your understanding of the ethical
13 responsibility of an attorney in signing a pleading to
14 be filed in Federal Court, and let's say in the Southern
15 District of Florida, if that's any different than
16 elsewhere?
17 A. Sure.
18 Q. Just give me your understanding.
19 A. Sure. The obligation is to make sure that it
20 is a good-faith pleading based on the facts and the law
21 as the attorney understands them, and consistently with
22 the obligation of the attorney to zealously represent
23 the position of his client.
24 Q. Okay. Would you agree with me that it would
25 be unethical to use pleadings for an improper purpose,
2 the case and about your knowledge, and all I ask is that
3 you give your best answers based on your knowledge.
4 A. And all I ask is, if you're going to ask any
5 questions touching on those communications and I get a
6 chance to take a look at the subjects addressed in those
7 communications --
8 Q. If I ask you a question that you need to look
9 at something that you've never seen before to answer,
10 why don't you let us know?
11 A. Okay. Will do.
12 Q. What is your understanding of the ethical
13 responsibility of an attorney in signing a pleading to
14 be filed in Federal Court, and let's say in the Southern
15 District of Florida, if that's any different than
16 elsewhere?
17 A. Sure.
18 Q. Just give me your understanding.
19 A. Sure. The obligation is to make sure that it
20 is a good-faith pleading based on the facts and the law
21 as the attorney understands them, and consistently with
22 the obligation of the attorney to zealously represent
23 the position of his client.
24 Q. Okay. Would you agree with me that it would
25 be unethical to use pleadings for an improper purpose,
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