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Deposition transcript (rough draft)
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Summary
This document is a page from a rough draft of a deposition transcript marked with a House Oversight Bates stamp. The dialogue involves an attorney questioning a witness about legal standards, specifically regarding a 'motion to strike' filed by Professor Dershowitz and the ethical requirement for attorneys to have a 'good-faith basis' when asking leading questions. The witness confirms their team's position regarding the motion and agrees generally with the premise regarding good-faith questioning.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Dershowitz | Subject of legal motion |
Mentioned as 'Professor Dershowitz', who filed a 'motion to strike'.
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| Unknown Speaker Q | Interrogator/Attorney |
Asking questions regarding legal procedure and ethics.
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| Unknown Speaker A | Witness |
Answering questions regarding their legal team's position on Dershowitz's motion.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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| Courts |
General reference to judicial bodies handling motions.
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Timeline (1 events)
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Deposition testimony regarding legal ethics and a motion to strike.
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Speaker Q
Speaker A
Relationships (1)
Speaker A refers to 'our response to Professor Dershowitz's motion to strike'.
Key Quotes (3)
"That was our position in our response to Professor Dershowitz's motion to strike, yes."Source
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"does the attorney have to have a good-faith basis to believe that that question is true or the facts assumed in that question are true?"Source
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"you don't ask a leading question about a fact unless you have a good-faith basis to believe that facts is true, correct?"Source
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1 Q. Would you also agree that if there is any
2 doubt as to whether the allegations might be an issue in
3 the action, courts will deny the motion?
4 A. That was our position in our response to
5 Professor Dershowitz's motion to strike, yes.
6 Q. And in considering a motion to strike, the
7 court must consider the pleadings in the light most
8 favorable to the party making the pleading, correct?
9 A. Yeah, that's our position, that was our
10 position, yes.
11 Q. Okay. In your view, is it -- for an attorney
12 to ask a leading question at a deposition, does the
13 attorney have to have a good-faith basis to believe that
14 that question is true or the facts assumed in that
15 question are true?
16 A. I mean, that's a broad question, but as a
17 general rule, yeah.
18 Q. As a general rule -- I'm not being very
19 articulate --
20 A. Yeah.
21 Q. -- you don't ask a leading question about a
22 fact unless you have a good-faith basis to believe that
23 facts is true, correct?
24 A. I think that's right. I mean I don't know if
25 over the last day and a half, you know, narrow questions
2 doubt as to whether the allegations might be an issue in
3 the action, courts will deny the motion?
4 A. That was our position in our response to
5 Professor Dershowitz's motion to strike, yes.
6 Q. And in considering a motion to strike, the
7 court must consider the pleadings in the light most
8 favorable to the party making the pleading, correct?
9 A. Yeah, that's our position, that was our
10 position, yes.
11 Q. Okay. In your view, is it -- for an attorney
12 to ask a leading question at a deposition, does the
13 attorney have to have a good-faith basis to believe that
14 that question is true or the facts assumed in that
15 question are true?
16 A. I mean, that's a broad question, but as a
17 general rule, yeah.
18 Q. As a general rule -- I'm not being very
19 articulate --
20 A. Yeah.
21 Q. -- you don't ask a leading question about a
22 fact unless you have a good-faith basis to believe that
23 facts is true, correct?
24 A. I think that's right. I mean I don't know if
25 over the last day and a half, you know, narrow questions
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