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Events
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Deposition transcript (rough draft)
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Summary
This document is page 124 of a rough draft deposition transcript from a House Oversight investigation. The witness, advised by attorney Mr. Scarola to invoke common interest privilege, refuses to answer whether their legal team communicated with Mr. Josefsburg. The testimony discusses a complaint signed by Josefsburg using the term 'academicians,' which the witness interprets as evidence against Alan Dershowitz, noting that a partner in Josefsburg's firm subsequently questioned Dershowitz about a sex abuse matter.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Scarola | Attorney |
Counsel advising the witness not to answer based on common interest privilege.
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| Mr. Simpson | Attorney |
Questioner conducting the deposition.
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| Mr. Josefsburg | Attorney/Individual |
Signed a complaint using the term 'academicians'; witness has not met him.
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| Alan Dershowitz | Professor/Academician |
Subject of the discussion; referred to as 'Professor Dershowitz' and 'an academician'.
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| The Witness | Deponent |
Unidentified individual giving testimony, represented by Mr. Scarola.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Prior to deposition
Shortly after complaint filed
A partner in Josefsburg's firm began asking Alan Dershowitz questions about the sex abuse matter.
Unknown
Alan Dershowitz
Unnamed Partner
Relationships (2)
Witness refers to Scarola as 'my counsel's advice'.
Josefsburg signed a complaint viewed as evidence against Dershowitz.
Key Quotes (3)
"To the extent that that question would call for a communication within the common interest privilege, you should not answer it."Source
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Quote #1
"Mr. Josefsburg had signed a complaint with a generic term 'academicians' in it was some evidence, in your mind, against Professor Dershowitz?"Source
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Quote #2
"Yes, because he's an academician and shortly after the complaint was filed, a partner in his firm began asking Alan Dershowitz questions about the sex abuse matter that we are discussing here."Source
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1 A. Did I personally do that?
2 Q. Yes.
3 A. No. To my knowledge, I've never met
4 Mr. Josefsburg, so no.
5 Q. To your knowledge, did anyone else in the
6 group of attorneys you were working with ask
7 Mr. Josefsburg that question?
8 MR. SCAROLA: Excuse me. To the extent that
9 that question would call for a communication
10 within the common interest privilege, you should
11 not answer it.
12 THE WITNESS: I'm going take my counsel's
13 advice. I can't answer that.
14 BY MR. SIMPSON:
15 Q. You're not going to answer whether to your
16 knowledge anyone asked Mr. Josefsburg?
17 A. Right.
18 Q. But you are testifying that the fact that
19 Mr. Josefsburg had signed a complaint with a generic
20 term "academicians" in it was some evidence, in your
21 mind, against Professor Dershowitz?
22 A. Yes, because he's an academician and shortly
23 after the complaint was filed, a partner in his firm
24 began asking Alan Dershowitz questions about the sex
25 abuse matter that we are discussing here.
1 A. Did I personally do that?
2 Q. Yes.
3 A. No. To my knowledge, I've never met
4 Mr. Josefsburg, so no.
5 Q. To your knowledge, did anyone else in the
6 group of attorneys you were working with ask
7 Mr. Josefsburg that question?
8 MR. SCAROLA: Excuse me. To the extent that
9 that question would call for a communication
10 within the common interest privilege, you should
11 not answer it.
12 THE WITNESS: I'm going take my counsel's
13 advice. I can't answer that.
14 BY MR. SIMPSON:
15 Q. You're not going to answer whether to your
16 knowledge anyone asked Mr. Josefsburg?
17 A. Right.
18 Q. But you are testifying that the fact that
19 Mr. Josefsburg had signed a complaint with a generic
20 term "academicians" in it was some evidence, in your
21 mind, against Professor Dershowitz?
22 A. Yes, because he's an academician and shortly
23 after the complaint was filed, a partner in his firm
24 began asking Alan Dershowitz questions about the sex
25 abuse matter that we are discussing here.
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