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Summary

This document is page 59 of a legal transcript dated July 26, 2017, from a deposition or hearing. It details a contentious exchange between attorneys, where Mr. Leopold repeatedly objects to the questioning of a female witness, arguing that she has already answered the question multiple times and is being harassed. The other attorneys, Mr. Tein and Mr. Goldberger, push back against Mr. Leopold's objections.

People (4)

Name Role Context
MR. LEOPOLD Counsel/Attorney
A speaker in the transcript, objecting to the questioning of a witness/client.
MR. TEIN Counsel/Attorney
A speaker in the transcript, arguing with Mr. Leopold.
Jack
Mentioned by Mr. Leopold in an address to another person in the room, likely Mr. Tein or Mr. Goldberger.
MR. GOLDBERGER Counsel/Attorney
A speaker in the transcript, interacting with Mr. Leopold.

Organizations (1)

Name Type Context
Censor & Associates, Reporting and Transcription, Inc. Company
The reporting and transcription firm that produced the document.

Timeline (1 events)

2017-07-26
An argument between counsel during the questioning of a witness. Mr. Leopold objects to a question being asked for what he claims is the fifth time, accusing the opposing counsel of harassing the witness.
MR. LEOPOLD MR. TEIN MR. GOLDBERGER Unnamed female witness

Locations (1)

Location Context
The address of the transcription company, Censor & Associates.

Relationships (3)

MR. LEOPOLD Professional (Adversarial) MR. TEIN
They are opposing counsel in a legal proceeding, as shown by their direct conflict over objections and questioning procedure.
MR. LEOPOLD Professional (Adversarial) MR. GOLDBERGER
They are opposing counsel in a legal proceeding, as shown by their argument over Mr. Leopold's response to a question.
MR. LEOPOLD Attorney-Client Unnamed female witness
Mr. Leopold refers to "my client" and is actively protecting "her" from questioning he deems improper.

Key Quotes (3)

"Stop making speaking objections."
Source
— MR. TEIN (Telling Mr. Leopold to cease making long, argumentative objections.)
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"I will not allow Counsel to berate a witness, whether it's in a criminal case or a civil case, whether my client or --"
Source
— MR. LEOPOLD (Justifying his objection to the questioning of his client/witness.)
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"I'm not going to allow her to answer, nor be harassed by him. It's improper."
Source
— MR. LEOPOLD (Stating his refusal to let the witness answer a question he deems harassing and improper.)
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Quote #3

Full Extracted Text

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Censor & Associates
Reporting and Transcription, Inc.
Page 59
1 MR. LEOPOLD: I'll certify it.
2 ...........CERTIFIED QUESTION...........
3 She's answered that question. She's explained it five
4 times already. The fact that Counsel doesn't like the
5 answer, that's a different query.
6 MR. TEIN: Stop making speaking objections.
7 MR. LEOPOLD: I'm not. I'm not going to
8 put up with it, because it's in appropriate, Jack,
9 and you know it. I will not allow Counsel to
10 berate a witness, whether it's in a criminal case
11 or a civil case, whether my client or --
12 MR. TEIN: Calm down.
13 MR. LEOPOLD: Excuse me.
14 No, I'm not going to allow it. That is not
15 proper.
16 MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay.
17 MR. LEOPOLD: If he wants to say that she's
18 lying after asking it five times and her
19 explaining in great detail, he can do that. But
20 I'm not going to allow her to answer, nor be
21 harassed by him. It's improper.
22 MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay. But your response
23 that Counsel doesn't like the question -- or
24 doesn't like the answer -- just let me finish.
25 MR. LEOPOLD: Absolutely. I wasn't going
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