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Legal transcript / deposition (rough draft)
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This document is page 22 of a rough draft legal deposition transcript bearing a House Oversight Bates stamp. An attorney (Speaker A) is being questioned about the factual basis for allegations made in a pleading filed on December 30, 2014. The witness defends their actions, stating they firmly believe they had a sufficient basis for the filing, and mentions their history of pro bono work for crime victims and advice received from a 'dean' regarding legal footnotes.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker A | Witness / Attorney |
Being deposed regarding the basis for legal allegations; mentions doing pro bono work for crime victims.
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| Speaker Q | Interrogating Attorney |
Questioning the witness about professional responsibility and knowledge dates.
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| The Dean | Academic Administrator |
Advised Speaker A to include a footnote in previous work to avoid misunderstanding.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| House Oversight Committee |
Document bears the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021845', indicating it is part of a congressional investigation.
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Key Quotes (4)
"I've done pro bono crime victims in a lot of cases."Source
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"And the dean just thought it might be useful to have that kind of a footnote to avoid any misunderstanding."Source
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"Obviously, I imagine one of the issues we are going to discuss here today is what is a sufficient basis for filing a pleading like that."Source
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"we had to have a sufficient basis for filing something like this and I firmly believe that we did."Source
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1 you as a practice to drop the footnote; was it in
2 connection with this case or some other circumstance?
3 A. It was -- as I recall, it was several years
4 earlier. I don't know. Maybe a year or two earlier
5 than this particular litigation, from what I remember.
6 If I looked at some of my other pro bono cases around
7 the country, we might be able to get a sharper time
8 frame on that. I've done pro bono crime victims in a
9 lot of cases. And the dean just thought it might be
10 useful to have that kind of a footnote to avoid any
11 misunderstanding.
12 Q. Would you agree with me that in order to
13 allow your name to be listed as counsel on this
14 pleading, that you were required to have a sufficient
15 basis for the allegations based on what you knew as of
16 December 30th, 2014?
17 A. Sure. I think that's fair. Obviously, I
18 imagine one of the issues we are going to discuss here
19 today is what is a sufficient basis for filing a
20 pleading like that. So, yeah, in general, of course, we
21 had to have a sufficient basis for filing something like
22 this and I firmly believe that we did.
23 Q. And to put a point on my question, the way in
24 which to measure the knowledge is as of December 30th,
25 2014, so the facts that came to your attention after
2 connection with this case or some other circumstance?
3 A. It was -- as I recall, it was several years
4 earlier. I don't know. Maybe a year or two earlier
5 than this particular litigation, from what I remember.
6 If I looked at some of my other pro bono cases around
7 the country, we might be able to get a sharper time
8 frame on that. I've done pro bono crime victims in a
9 lot of cases. And the dean just thought it might be
10 useful to have that kind of a footnote to avoid any
11 misunderstanding.
12 Q. Would you agree with me that in order to
13 allow your name to be listed as counsel on this
14 pleading, that you were required to have a sufficient
15 basis for the allegations based on what you knew as of
16 December 30th, 2014?
17 A. Sure. I think that's fair. Obviously, I
18 imagine one of the issues we are going to discuss here
19 today is what is a sufficient basis for filing a
20 pleading like that. So, yeah, in general, of course, we
21 had to have a sufficient basis for filing something like
22 this and I firmly believe that we did.
23 Q. And to put a point on my question, the way in
24 which to measure the knowledge is as of December 30th,
25 2014, so the facts that came to your attention after
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