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Summary
This document is a court transcript of testimony from a witness named Ms. Brune. She is being questioned about communications she had with defense counsel after receiving a copy of a letter from Ms. Conrad. Ms. Brune states these were 'joint defense communications' and recounts becoming upset by a jury note, after which her colleague, Ms. Edelstein, verified a phone number from the letter on the Bar website.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Brune | Witness |
The person being questioned under direct examination, referred to as Ms. Brune.
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| Ms. Conrad |
Mentioned as the author of a letter sent to Mr. Okula.
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| Mr. Okula |
Mentioned as the recipient of Ms. Conrad's letter.
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| MR. GAIR | Attorney |
An attorney who speaks on behalf of Mr. Daugerdas, addressing the judge ('your Honor').
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| your Honor | Judge |
The presiding judge, addressed by MR. GAIR.
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| Mr. Daugerdas | Client |
Mentioned as the client of MR. GAIR.
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| Ms. Edelstein |
A person who, according to Ms. Brune, looked at a letter and checked a phone number on the Bar website.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
The court reporting agency that transcribed the proceeding.
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| Bar | Professional association |
Mentioned in the context of the 'Bar website' where a phone number was verified.
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Timeline (2 events)
Ms. Brune is giving testimony under direct examination.
Courtroom
Ms. Edelstein looked at a letter, took a phone number from it, and verified it on the Bar website.
Relationships (3)
MR. GAIR states he is speaking 'on behalf of Mr. Daugerdas,' indicating a lawyer-client relationship.
Ms. Brune describes Ms. Edelstein's actions in detail and uses the pronoun 'we' ('it took us a couple of days...'), suggesting they are colleagues working together.
Ms. Brune mentions needing to 'communicate with our co-counsel,' indicating a professional legal relationship.
Key Quotes (3)
"The communications were joint defense communications."Source
— Brune
(Describing her conversations with defense counsel after receiving Ms. Conrad's letter.)
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"We have no objection, your Honor, on behalf of Mr. Daugerdas."Source
— MR. GAIR
(Waiving objection to Ms. Brune answering a question about joint defense communications.)
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"I got the jury note, read it, very upset, set it aside. Ms. Edelstein looked at the letter which had the phone number and went on the Bar website and saw that the phone number matched."Source
— Brune
(Describing the sequence of events after receiving a jury note.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 1616-2 Filed 02/24/22 Page 62 of 130
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1 at any point.
2 Q. Now when you got a copy of Ms. Conrad's letter to
3 Mr. Okula, you subsequently had conversations with the defense
4 counsel, correct?
5 A. I did.
6 Q. And did you tell them at or around that time what you
7 previously found out?
8 A. The communications were joint defense communications. I
9 don't mind answering the question so long as there's no
10 contention that there's a broader waiver of the joint defense
11 privilege and so long as no other party to the --
12 MR. GAIR: We have no objection, your Honor, on behalf
13 of Mr. Daugerdas.
14 A. I got the jury note, read it, very upset, set it aside.
15 Ms. Edelstein looked at the letter which had the phone number
16 and went on the Bar website and saw that the phone number
17 matched. We still --
18 Q. Can I stop you there, Ms. Brune?
19 A. Yes, I'm sorry, I'm trying to answer your question and
20 you're right that it does not in the way that you want me to.
21 What I'm trying to say is it took us a couple of days after we
22 received the note to communicate with our co-counsel.
23 (Continued next page)
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2 Q. Now when you got a copy of Ms. Conrad's letter to
3 Mr. Okula, you subsequently had conversations with the defense
4 counsel, correct?
5 A. I did.
6 Q. And did you tell them at or around that time what you
7 previously found out?
8 A. The communications were joint defense communications. I
9 don't mind answering the question so long as there's no
10 contention that there's a broader waiver of the joint defense
11 privilege and so long as no other party to the --
12 MR. GAIR: We have no objection, your Honor, on behalf
13 of Mr. Daugerdas.
14 A. I got the jury note, read it, very upset, set it aside.
15 Ms. Edelstein looked at the letter which had the phone number
16 and went on the Bar website and saw that the phone number
17 matched. We still --
18 Q. Can I stop you there, Ms. Brune?
19 A. Yes, I'm sorry, I'm trying to answer your question and
20 you're right that it does not in the way that you want me to.
21 What I'm trying to say is it took us a couple of days after we
22 received the note to communicate with our co-counsel.
23 (Continued next page)
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
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