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Summary
This document is a court transcript from March 24, 2022, where a witness named Brune is questioned by a judge. The witness defends their firm's failure to disclose information by stating they assumed the information was easily discoverable via a Google search and that the government was already aware of it, particularly in relation to 'Juror No. 1'. The witness also claims ignorance of a 'Westlaw report' concerning the juror at the time.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Brune | Witness |
The person being questioned by the court, referred to as 'THE WITNESS'.
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| THE COURT | Judge |
The individual questioning the witness about their firm's failure to disclose information.
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| THE WITNESS | Witness |
The person testifying, identified as Brune.
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| Juror No. 1 | Juror |
A juror who was the subject of a Google search by the government after receiving a letter.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Company |
Mentioned as a tool for searching for information about a juror, which the witness assumed the government had also used.
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| Westlaw | Company |
Mentioned in reference to a 'Westlaw report' that the witness was unaware of.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
The court reporting agency that transcribed the proceedings.
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Timeline (2 events)
The government conducted a Google search on Juror No. 1 after she received a letter.
government
Juror No. 1
Key Quotes (3)
"But then how would the Court or the government have anticipated that your firm had knowledge about certain matters if you didn't disclose it?"Source
— THE COURT
(Questioning the witness about the failure to disclose information.)
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"I really thought that the government had Googled too, and that we were in the same place with respect to Juror No. 1. But the government clearly Googled her at the point that they received the letter."Source
— THE WITNESS
(Explaining the assumption that information was publicly known and that the government was also aware of it.)
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"I did not know about the Westlaw report at the time this juror."Source
— THE WITNESS
(Stating a lack of knowledge about a specific report concerning the juror.)
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Case: 2:20-cr-00083-DAE-NMD Document 1643-20 Filed 03/24/22 Page 1961 of 3030
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Brune - redirect
1 sure I completely understand your question, but the point is,
2 if it became an issue I of course would lay out the accurate
3 facts.
4 THE COURT: But then how would the Court or the
5 government have anticipated that your firm had knowledge about
6 certain matters if you didn't disclose it?
7 THE WITNESS: Well, the way that it came up, Judge, is
8 that the government said something like, well, anybody can see
9 that if you Google this it comes up. And it was sort of lying
10 there right on the surface, that if you Google it, it comes up.
11 And that's why I said to the Court that I assumed it was going
12 to come up. But I didn't think I was supposed to make
13 arguments if the government wasn't going to make it.
14 It would have been a different matter if we had
15 knowledge. We didn't know. I didn't think it was a
16 meritorious argument or an issue that in any way undercut the
17 application that we made. But if the government wanted to
18 raise the argument and it was sort of their choice, then we
19 followed that wherever it led.
20 I mean, I really thought that the government had
21 Googled too, and that we were in the same place with respect to
22 Juror No. 1. But the government clearly Googled her at the
23 point that they received the letter. So it was not like it was
24 some mysterious thing that one can conduct a Google search on
25 this juror. I did not know about the Westlaw report at the
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
C2GFDAU3
Brune - redirect
1 sure I completely understand your question, but the point is,
2 if it became an issue I of course would lay out the accurate
3 facts.
4 THE COURT: But then how would the Court or the
5 government have anticipated that your firm had knowledge about
6 certain matters if you didn't disclose it?
7 THE WITNESS: Well, the way that it came up, Judge, is
8 that the government said something like, well, anybody can see
9 that if you Google this it comes up. And it was sort of lying
10 there right on the surface, that if you Google it, it comes up.
11 And that's why I said to the Court that I assumed it was going
12 to come up. But I didn't think I was supposed to make
13 arguments if the government wasn't going to make it.
14 It would have been a different matter if we had
15 knowledge. We didn't know. I didn't think it was a
16 meritorious argument or an issue that in any way undercut the
17 application that we made. But if the government wanted to
18 raise the argument and it was sort of their choice, then we
19 followed that wherever it led.
20 I mean, I really thought that the government had
21 Googled too, and that we were in the same place with respect to
22 Juror No. 1. But the government clearly Googled her at the
23 point that they received the letter. So it was not like it was
24 some mysterious thing that one can conduct a Google search on
25 this juror. I did not know about the Westlaw report at the
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
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