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Deposition transcript (rough draft)
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Summary
Page 12 of a rough draft transcript, marked with a House Oversight Committee identifier. The text records a deposition where a witness is questioned about legal ethics, specifically concerning Rule 11 sanctions, the impropriety of filing pleadings solely to generate publicity, and the necessity of conducting a reasonable investigation to establish a factual basis for allegations.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Unidentified Questioner | Interviewer/Attorney |
Asking questions regarding legal ethics, Rule 11 sanctions, and attorney conduct.
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| Unidentified Witness | Deponent |
Answering questions regarding their understanding of legal standards and ethics.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the document footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
Relationships (1)
Q. and A. format of the transcript indicating a formal examination.
Key Quotes (3)
"My understanding is that frivolity is the standard for, for example, rule 11 sanctions."Source
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"If that's the only purpose, sure, that it would be inappropriate."Source
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"And is it unethical to make allegations without having done a reasonable investigation to satisfy -- for the attorney to satisfy himself or herself that there's a factual basis for the allegations?"Source
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1 standards under the law. My understanding is that
2 frivolity is the standard for, for example, rule 11
3 sanctions.
4 Q. Is it unethical to include, in your opinion,
5 to include allegations in a pleading for the purpose of
6 generating publicity?
7 A. If that's the only purpose, sure, that it
8 would be inappropriate.
9 Q. And is it unethical to make allegations
10 without having done a reasonable investigation to
11 satisfy -- for the attorney to satisfy himself or
12 herself that there's a factual basis for the
13 allegations?
14 A. Something along those lines, sure.
15 Q. As a general matter, you agree with that
16 proposition?
17 A. Yes, sure.
18 Q. Would you agree that the scope of the
19 investigation, the reasonable investigation an attorney
20 must do, varies depending upon the nature of the
21 allegations being made?
22 A. Sure, yes.
23 Q. Let me finish -- we are both speaking at the
24 same time --
25 A. Sure.
2 frivolity is the standard for, for example, rule 11
3 sanctions.
4 Q. Is it unethical to include, in your opinion,
5 to include allegations in a pleading for the purpose of
6 generating publicity?
7 A. If that's the only purpose, sure, that it
8 would be inappropriate.
9 Q. And is it unethical to make allegations
10 without having done a reasonable investigation to
11 satisfy -- for the attorney to satisfy himself or
12 herself that there's a factual basis for the
13 allegations?
14 A. Something along those lines, sure.
15 Q. As a general matter, you agree with that
16 proposition?
17 A. Yes, sure.
18 Q. Would you agree that the scope of the
19 investigation, the reasonable investigation an attorney
20 must do, varies depending upon the nature of the
21 allegations being made?
22 A. Sure, yes.
23 Q. Let me finish -- we are both speaking at the
24 same time --
25 A. Sure.
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