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This document is a court transcript of a direct examination of an individual named Berke. Berke testifies about events on May 11, 2011, when the court read a note from Juror Catherine Conrad regarding jury instructions. Berke also discusses his professional relationship with another lawyer, Susan Brune, who represented David Parse in the same case, and recalls speaking with her about the juror.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Berke | Witness |
The individual being questioned during a direct examination.
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| Craig Brubaker | Client |
Represented by Berke's firm.
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| Catherine Conrad | Juror No. 1 |
Wrote a note to the court on May 11th, 2011.
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| Susan Brune | Lawyer |
An attorney known by Berke, who served as counsel for David Parse.
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| David Parse | Client |
Represented by lawyer Susan Brune in the same action.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
The court reporting agency that transcribed the proceeding.
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Timeline (2 events)
2011-05-11
The Court read a note from Juror No. 1, Catherine Conrad, during an afternoon session.
Court
2011-05-12
Berke recalls speaking with Susan Brune about Catherine Conrad in the witness room. The date is noted as likely the day after the note was read, but with some uncertainty.
witness room
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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A room in the back of the court where Berke recalls speaking with Susan Brune.
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Relationships (3)
Berke's firm represented Craig Brubaker.
Susan Brune was counsel for David Parse in the action.
Berke states he has known Ms. Brune for a long time and knows her as counsel for another party in the same action. They spoke about a juror.
Key Quotes (1)
"I've known Ms. Brune for a long time. I can tell you the background, but I certainly know her as counsel for David Parse in this action."Source
— Berke
(Explaining how he knows lawyer Susan Brune.)
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Case 2:20-cv-00838-ABN Document 164-3-20 Filed 03/23/22 Page 101 of 117
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Berke - direct
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1 Q. Whom did you and your firm represent?
2 A. We represented Craig Brubaker.
3 Q. Let me direct your attention to May 11th of 2011. Did the
4 Court that afternoon read a note from Juror No. 1, Catherine
5 Conrad?
6 A. I recall that.
7 Q. Do you recall the subject matter of that note?
8 A. I recall generally that there was a note from Juror 1
9 asking whether the judge was going to instruct I believe on
10 respondeat superior. I think there were some other things, but
11 I recall that to be the overall gist of the note, as I recall
12 it.
13 Q. Do you know a lawyer named Susan Brune?
14 A. I do.
15 Q. How do you know her?
16 A. I've known Ms. Brune for a long time. I can tell you the
17 background, but I certainly know her as counsel for David Parse
18 in this action.
19 Q. Sometime after the judge's reading of that note from Juror
20 No. 1, did you speak to Ms. Brune about Ms. Conrad?
21 A. I did. I'll tell you what I recall. I recall that after
22 we heard the note that day, I believe it was the following
23 day -- although I can't say that with a hundred percent
24 certainty, it could have been the day after that -- I recall
25 being in the witness room in the back, which we used and had
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
2 A. We represented Craig Brubaker.
3 Q. Let me direct your attention to May 11th of 2011. Did the
4 Court that afternoon read a note from Juror No. 1, Catherine
5 Conrad?
6 A. I recall that.
7 Q. Do you recall the subject matter of that note?
8 A. I recall generally that there was a note from Juror 1
9 asking whether the judge was going to instruct I believe on
10 respondeat superior. I think there were some other things, but
11 I recall that to be the overall gist of the note, as I recall
12 it.
13 Q. Do you know a lawyer named Susan Brune?
14 A. I do.
15 Q. How do you know her?
16 A. I've known Ms. Brune for a long time. I can tell you the
17 background, but I certainly know her as counsel for David Parse
18 in this action.
19 Q. Sometime after the judge's reading of that note from Juror
20 No. 1, did you speak to Ms. Brune about Ms. Conrad?
21 A. I did. I'll tell you what I recall. I recall that after
22 we heard the note that day, I believe it was the following
23 day -- although I can't say that with a hundred percent
24 certainty, it could have been the day after that -- I recall
25 being in the witness room in the back, which we used and had
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
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