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9 deposition, leave. But you'll be back here.
10 MR. LEOPOLD: Excuse me. If I could just
11 make the record, instead of interrupting me,
12 please, that's what we do professionally. There's
13 a recorder here. I'm certainly not being
14 obstructionist. I'm going to make the record.
15 But we're going to act with some semblance of
16 professionalism, hopefully, by all parties in the
17 room. That goes to me, that goes to your
18 co-counsel sitting behind you and next to you, the
19 court reporter and everyone else in the room.
20 Everyone goes entitled to that.
21 You've asked a question. She answered the
22 question fully and she's not going to be harassed
23 because you don't like the answer. If you want to
24 follow up --
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25 MR. TEIN: Stop engaging me. Make your

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1 speech and then we'll ask the questions.
2 MR. LEOPOLD: Well, you won't let me finish
3 making the objection, so it's difficult to do
4 that. But if you want to follow with an
5 appropriate question, feel free to do that. But
6 we're not going to harass the witness.
7 MR. TEIN: I disagree with everything
8 you've said. Let's ask the questions. Okay?
9 MR. LEOPOLD: Ask an appropriate question.
10 MR. TEIN: Are you going to stop talking?
11 MR. LEOPOLD: I'm going to make -- protect
12 my client and make appropriate objection, but
13 there's not a question pending right now.
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